Planes of the Body
Spinal Column
Regions and Quadrants
Regions and Quadrants
Directional Terms
100
The vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions.
What is the frontal plane?
100
The neck region
What is cervical?
100
The liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancrease and parts of the small and large intestines.
What is the LUQ or left upper quadrant?
100
Contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter.
What is the LLQ or left lower quadrant?
100
The liver lies _____________ to the intestines.
What is superior?
200
Another name for the frontal plane.
What is the coronal plane?
200
Chest region.
What is thoracic?
200
Contains parts of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter.
What is the RLQ or right lower quadrant?
200
Middle lower region below the umbilical region.
What is the hypogastric region?
200
The __________ end of the humerus is at the shoulder.
What is proximal?
300
Lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body into left and right sides.
What is the sagittal plane?
300
Loin (waist) or flank region.
What is lumbar?
300
Region of the umbilicus.
What is the umbilical region?
300
Right lower region near the groin, where the legs join the trunk of the body.
What is the right inguinal region?
300
The left lung lies ________ to the heart.
What is lateral?
400
Another name for the sagittal plane.
What is the lateral plane?
400
Five bones fused to form one bone, the sacrum.
What is sacral?
400
Another name for the right inguinal region.
What is the right iliac region?
400
Lower left region near the groin.
What is the left inguinal region?
400
The diaphragm lies _____________ to the organs in the thoracic cavity.
What is inferior or caudal?
500
Horizontal plane running across the body parallel to the ground.
What is the transverse plane? [or axial or cross-sectional]
500
The tailbone, consisting of four fused pieces.
What is coccygeal?
500
Another name for the left inguinal region.
What is the left iliac region?
500
Region above the stomach.
What is the epigastric region?
500
The ______ end of the thigh bone [femur] joins with the kneecap.
What is distal?
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