Anatomical Positions Planes And Body Positions

Front 1

anter/o

Back 1

front

Front 2

dors/o

Back 2

back

Front 3

caud/o

Back 3

tail ( downward)

Front 4

cephal/o

Back 4

head (upward)

Front 5

dist/o

Back 5

away

Front 6

inter/o

Back 6

below

Front 7

later/o

Back 7

side

Front 8

medi/o

Back 8

middle

Front 9

poster/o

Back 9

back/behind

Front 10

proxim/o

Back 10

near

Front 11

super/o

Back 11

above

Front 12

ventr/o

Back 12

belly (front)

Front 13

frontal/coronal

Back 13

vertical field runs through body from side to side, bisecting it into anterior and posterior halves

Front 14

midsagittal

Back 14

vertical field runs through the body from front to back at the mid line, equally bisecting the body into right and left halves

Front 15

parasagittal

Back 15

vertical field runs through body from front to back and divides the body into unequal right and left sides

Front 16

sagittal

Back 16

vertical field from front to back and cuts body into right and left sides

Front 17

transverse

Back 17

horizontal field that divides the body into superior and inferior planes

Front 18

Fowler position

Back 18

semi sitting where knees are raised slightly

Front 19

Lithotomy position

Back 19

on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups

Front 20

Orthopnea position

Back 20

body sitting erect in chair

Front 21

Prone Position

Back 21

laying on abdomen with head face down or to the side

Front 22

Supine position

Back 22

laying on back facing up

Front 23

Sims position

Back 23

laying on left side with right knee drawn up and left arm drawn behind,. parallel to back

Front 24

recumbent

Back 24

laying down in any position

Front 25

Trendelenburg position

Back 25

laying on back, body tilted so feet are higher than head

Front 26

1. umbilical region

Back 26

region around navel

Front 27

1. right lumbar region

Back 27

right of umbilical region

Front 28

1. left lumbar region

Back 28

left of umbilical region

Front 29

2. epigastric region

Back 29

above umbilical region

Front 30

2. right hypocondriac region

Back 30

right of epigastric region

Front 31

2. left hypocondriac region

Back 31

left of epigastric region

Front 32

3. hypogastric region

Back 32

below umbilical region

Front 33

3. right iliac region

Back 33

right of hypogastric

Front 34

3. left iliac region

Back 34

left of hypogastric

Front 35

umbilicus

Back 35

latin word "umbo" or "the boss"

indicating middle of something

Front 36

cyberchondria

Back 36

habit of researching the internet to self-diagnos

Front 37

right upper quadrant region

Back 37

right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, parts of 2 intestines

Front 38

left upper quadrant region

Back 38

left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, portion of pancreas, parts of small and large intestines

Front 39

right lower quadrant region

Back 39

small and large intestines, appendix, right ureter, right ovary, uterine tube or spermatic duct

Front 40

left lower quadrant region

Back 40

small and large intestines, left ureter, left ovary, left uterine tube or spermatic duct

Front 41

ant

Back 41

anterior

Front 42

AP

Back 42

anterposterior

Front 43

inf

Back 43

inferior

Front 44

lat

Back 44

lateral

Front 45

LLQ

Back 45

lower left quadrant

Front 46

LUQ

Back 46

left upper quadrant

Front 47

med

Back 47

medical

Front 48

PA

Back 48

posterantenor

Front 49

RLQ

Back 49

right lower quadrant

Front 50

RUQ

Back 50

right upper quadrant

Front 51

sup

Back 51

superior