Concepts
This type of tissue supports, protects, and binds other tissue together. It includes cartilage, bone, tendon and fat and other soft padding tissue.
Connective Tissue
This plane divides the body into front half and back half.
Frontal or Coronal Plane
This region is in the central abdomen around the belly button
umbilical region
Farther away from the point of origin
Distal
This combining form refers to the heart
Cardi/o or card/i
The state of equilibrium that the body continually works to maintain
Homeostasis
This plane divides the body into top half and bottom half.
Transverse or horizontal plane
RLQ or right lower quadrant
Closer to the midline of the body
Medial
This combining form refers to nerves
Neur/o
This structure separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity.
Diaphragm
This plane divides the body into right half and left half
Sagittal or median plane
Hypogastric region
Closer to the surface
Superficial
This combining form refers to bones
This type of muscle is involuntary and lines organs, including the blood vessels, stomach, and intestines.
Smooth Muscle
Most trunk twisting motions take place in this plane.
Transverse plane
This quadrant is on the patient's left side and contains the stomach, spleen and left side of the liver.
LUQ or left upper quadrant
Toward the back
Posterior or dorsal
This combining form refers to the liver
Hepat/o
This cell type is unspecialized and is the precursor to all other cells in the body.
Stem Cells
Jumping jacks typically take place in this plane of motion.
Frontal or coronal plane
This region is located at/under the patient's right ribs and translates to 'pertaining to below/deficient to cartilage'
right hypochondriac region
Toward the tail (as opposed to the head)
Inferior or caudal
This combining form refers to the throat
Pharyng/o