Anatomical Planes:
Directional Terms:
Abdominal Regions
Abbreviations
Terms
100

divides the body into anterior and posterior planes 

What is frontal or coronal Planes

100

Toes are ___ to the ankle

What is distal?

100

What is 2?

What is Epigastric region?

100

AP

What is anteroposterior?

100

Pertaining to two sides.

What is bilateral?

200

Divided body into right and left sides

what is sagittal planes

200

The diaphragm if__ to the lungs

What is inferior?

200

1 and 3.

What is the Right and Left Hypochondriac regions?

200

Posteroanterior.

What is PA?

200

Pertaining to the middle

What is Medial?
300

Divides body into right and left halves

what is midsagittal plane

300

The esophagus is __ to the vertebra.

What is anterior?

300

5

What is umbilical cord region?

300

RUQ

What is right upper quadrant?

300

Pertaining to near the attachment.

What is Proximal?

400

divides body the body into upper and lower

what is transverse plane
400

Refers to cephalic.

What is upward?

400

4 and 6

What is the Left and Right Lumbar region?

400

lower left quadrant

what is LLQ?

400

pertaining to the belly.

what is ventral?

500

Standing straight up, feet flat on the ground, arms at your side, palms facing forward.

What is the anatomical position?

500

Refers to downward or tail.

What is caudal?

500

7 and 9

What are the Left and Right iliac or inguinal region?

500

Right lower quadrant.

what is RLQ?

500

Pertaining to the middle and to the side

What is Mediolateral?