Anatomical Directional Terms
This term means “closer to the midline.”
Medial
This plane divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
Transverse
This cavity contains the brain.
Cranial cavity
The region of the navel
Umbilical
How many abdominopelvic quadrants are there?
Four
The ankle is ___ to the knee.
Distal
Which plane would best show both lungs in one image?
Frontal plane
The heart and lungs are located in this larger cavity.
Thoracic cavity
anatomical term for the armpit
Axillary
Which quadrant contains the appendix?
Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)
“The wrist is ___ to the elbow, but ___ to the fingers.”
Distal; proximal
A surgeon needs to compare structures on the left and right sides of the brain.
Which plane would be most useful?
Sagittal
Which cavity contains organs involved in reproduction and waste elimination?
Pelvic cavity
Region is located inferior to the lumbar region and medial to the gluteal regions.
Sacral
Which region is directly superior to the umbilical region?
Epigastric region
The thumb is ___ to the pinky in anatomical position.
Lateral
A CT scan that shows the body as if it were sliced like a stack of pancakes is viewed in which plane?
Transverse
A patient has internal bleeding in the area inferior to the diaphragm but superior to the pelvic brim.
Which cavity is affected?
Abdominal cavity
Anatomical region for the hip bone area.
Coxal
Which two regions are located lateral to the epigastric region?
Right hypochondriac and left hypochondriac
In anatomical position, the patella is ___ to the femur and ___ to the tibia.
Anterior; proximal
A trauma surgeon is assessing injuries that span both the front and back of the torso.
Which plane would best show this in one image?
Frontal (coronal)
The lungs are located in which specific cavity within the thoracic cavity?
Pleural cavity
A patient reports pain distal to the brachial region and proximal to the carpal region.
Which region is affected?
Antebrachial
Which region contains the urinary bladder?
Hypogastric region