Relative Positions
Toward the front
What is anterior?
Lengthwise plane dividing body into right and left portions
Sagittal plane
Upper middle portion of the abdominal region
What is the epigastric region?
The ribs
Costal
Parts that are more internal than those that are superficial
What are deep?
A body part that is on top of another
What is superior?
What is medial?
The regions lying on either side of the epigastric region
What are the right and left hypochondriac regions?
Palm of the hand
What is the palmar region?
The posterior region between the hip bones
What is the sacral region?
Toward the side (away from midline)
What is lateral?
Plane that divides the body into front and back sections
What is the coronal (frontal) plane?
Another term for the lower middle abdomen (other than pubic)
What is the hypogastric region?
The hollow area behind the knee
The popliteal region
The forehead
The frontal region
Toward the back
Posterior
Situated near the surface
What is superficial?
What are the right and left inguinal (iliac) regions?
The ankle
The tarsal region
The wrist
What is the carpal region?
A body part that is below another
Inferior
Sagittal section lateral to the midline
What is parasagittal?
The middle portion of the abdominal area
What is the umbilical region?
The groin (depressed area of the abdominal wall near the thigh)
What is the inguinal region?
Means 'beyond'