Body Planes
Divides the body into upper and lower parts.
What is transverse plane?
Stomach, pancreas, spleen
What is Left Upper Quadrant
tissue
What is hist/o
epi
What is Prefix
Movement of limb away from body
What is abduction
Divides the body into inexact right and left parts.
What is sagittal plane?
Liver, gallbladder
What is Right Upper Quadrant
study of
What is logy
ar
What is Suffix
Pertaining to the midline of the body
What is medial
Divides the body into front and back halves.
What is coronal plane?
appendix
What is Right Lower Quadrant
upper, above
What is epi
cardi
What is Word Root
Farther away from the surface of the body
What is deep
Divides the body evenly into left and right sides.
What is midsagittal plane?
small intestine
Left Lower Quadrant
Most common combining vowel
What is O
gastr
What is Word Root
Closer to the point of attachment
What is proximal