Anatomical Directions
Anatomical Directions
Body Regions
Body Regions
Abdominopelvic Regions & Quadrants
100
above, or towards the head
Superior
100
facing forward, feet together, hands at the side with palms facing forward
anatomical position
100
Cephalon
head
100
Navel
umbilicus
100
Top quadrant on the patient's left side
Upper Left Quadrant
200
towards the front
Anterior
200
Another word for posterior, opposite ventral
Dorsal
200
brachium
arm
200
skull
cranium
200
Middle/Center abdominopelvic region
umbilical region
300
away from the midline
Lateral
300
lying face up
supine
300
pes
foot
300
chest
thorax
300
Region directly above the umbilical region
epigastric region
400
furthest from the attachment of a limb to the body, furthest from the point of origin
distal
400
Lying face down
prone
400
planta
sole of the foot
400
thumb
pollex
400
Region(s) containing the liver
epigastric region, right hypochondriac region
500
away from the surface of the body, more internal
deep
500
Place that splits the body into a top and bottom
transverse plane
500
antecubitis
front of the elbow
500
back of the knee
popliteus
500
Region containing the urinary and reproductive organs
hypogastric (pubic) region
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