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29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Superior
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Above another part, or closer to the head.
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Inferior
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Below another part, or toward the feet.
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Anterior
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Towards the front.
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Posterior
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Towards the back; opposite of anterior.
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Medial
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Imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves.
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Lateral
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Toward the side with respect to the imaginary midline.
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Bilateral
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Refers to paired structures, one on each side (Lungs are bilateral)
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Ipsilateral
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Structures on the same side. (The right lung and the right kidney are ipsilateral)
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Contralateral
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Structures on the opposite side. (Patient with a fractured leg would have to bear weight on the contralateral-left-lower limb.)
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Proximal
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Describes a part closer to the trunk of the body or closer to another specified point of reference than another part. (The elbow is proximal to the wrist)
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Distal
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Opposite of proximal. It means a particular body part is farther from the trunk or farther from another specified point of reference than another part. (The fingers are distal to the wrist)
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Superficial
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Near the surface.(The epidermis is the superfical layer of skin).
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Peripheral
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Outward or near the surface. It describes the location of certain blood vessels and nerves.
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Deep
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Describes more internal parts. (The dermis is the deep layer of the skin.)
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Sagittal
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Refers to the length wise cut that divides the body into right and left portions.
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Transverse
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Horizontal cut. Divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
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Frontal (Coronal)
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Section that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
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Epigastric Region
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The upper middle portion
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Midsagittal
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Sagittal cut passing along the midline.
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Parasagittal
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Saggital section lateral to midline.
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Left/Right Hypochondriac regions
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on the left/right side of the epigastric region
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Umbilical Region
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The central portion
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Left/Right Lumbar Regions
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On the left/right side of the umbilical region
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Hypogastric region
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The lower middle portion
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Left/Right iliac (or inguinal) regions
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On the left/right side of the hypogastric region.
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Right upper quadrant
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RUQ
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Right lower quadrant
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RLQ
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Left upper quadrant
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LUP
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Left lower quadrant
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LLQ
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