Directional Terms
What term means toward the head?
Superior
Which plan divides the body into right and left sides?
sagittal
What quadrant contains the liver and gallbladder?
RUQ
Which region lies just below the ribs on the right?
right hypochondriac
A nurse documents pain posterior to the patella. Where is it?
Behind the knee
What term means toward the front of the body?
Anterior
Which plane divides the body into front and back?
Frontal (Coronal)
Which quadrant contains the stomach and spleen?
LUQ
Which region lies above the umbilical region?
epigastric
The wound is proximal to the wrist. Where could it be?
Forearm
What term means away from the midline?
Lateral
Which plan divides the body into top and bottom?
Transverse
Which quadrant contains the appendix?
RLQ
Which region contains the navel?
umbilical
The patient has a superficial burn. Which layer is affected?
Outer skin (epidermis)
What term means closer to the point of attachment?
proximal
The midsagittal plane divides the body into what?
equal right and left halves
Which quadrant contains part of the descending colon?
LLQ
Which region lies just below the stomach?
hypo gastric (pubic)
The physician palpates a mass in the right lumbar region. What area is this?
Right middle abdomen
What term means toward or at the body surface?
superficial
Which imaging technique uses transverse sections?
CT scan
Which quadrant might show pain from an ovarian cyst on the left side?
LLQ
Which region lies on the left side near the groin?
left iliac (inguinal)
A CT scan shows injury inferior the the diaphragm. Which cavity is this?
Abdominopelvic cavity