Medical Terminology Quick And Concise By Willis; Chapter 2 (B)

Front 1

Anatomic position

Back 1

Assumed position when noting body planes, positions, and directions; Standing, faced forward, feet out and slightly apart, arms at sides and palms forward

Front 2

Body planes

Back 2

imaginary lines dividing the body in half, used as a reference for indicating the location or direction of body parts

Front 3

coronal plane

Back 3

aka frontal plane; vertical division of the body into front and back portions

Front 4

Frontal Plane

Back 4

aka coronal plane; vertical division of the body into front and back portions

Front 5

sagittal plane

Back 5

vertical division of the body into right and left portions

Front 6

(A) Anterior

Back 6

front of the body

Front 7

(P) Posterior

Back 7

back of the body

Front 8

Anterior-posterior (AP)

Back 8

From front to back

Front 9

Posterior-anterior (PA)

Back 9

from back to front

Front 10

Superior

Back 10

situated above, toward the head

Front 11

Inferior

Back 11

situated below, toward the feet

Front 12

Proximal

Back 12

toward the beginning or origin of a structure

Front 13

Distal

Back 13

Away from the beginning or origin of a structure

Front 14

Medial

Back 14

toward the midline

Front 15

lateral

Back 15

toward the side

Front 16

Ventral

Back 16

front half of the body

Front 17

dorsal

Back 17

back half of the body

Front 18

cephallic

Back 18

situated above, toward the head

Front 19

caudual

Back 19

situated below, toward the feet

Front 20

erect

Back 20

normal standing position

Front 21

decubitus

Back 21

Lying down, esp in bed

Front 22

Prone

Back 22

lying face down and flat

Front 23

Recumbent

Back 23

lying down

Front 24

Supine

Back 24

Horizontal recumbent, lying flat on the back ("on the spine")

Front 25

Flexion

Back 25

bending at the joint so that the angle between the bones is decreased

Front 26

extension

Back 26

straightening at the joint so that the angle between the bones is increased

Front 27

Abduction

Back 27

movement away from the body

Front 28

adduction

Back 28

movement toward the body

Front 29

rotation

Back 29

circular movement around an axis

Front 30

eversion

Back 30

turning outward (i e foot)

Front 31

inversion

Back 31

turning inward (i.e. foot)

Front 32

supination

Back 32

turning upward or forward of the palm or sole of foot

Front 33

pronation

Back 33

turning downward or backward of the palm or sole of foot

Front 34

dorsiflexion

Back 34

bending of the foot or the toes upward

Front 35

plantar flexion

Back 35

bending the sole of the foot by curling toes toward the ground

Front 36

cranial cavity

Back 36

space within the skull that houses the brain

Front 37

vertebral (spinal) cavity

Back 37

contains spinal cord

Front 38

thoracic cavity

Back 38

contains the heart and lung

Front 39

abdominal cavity

Back 39

contains stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen and kidneys

Front 40

pelvic cavity

Back 40

contains urinary tract and reproductive organs

Front 41

Hypochondriac Regions

Back 41

Upper lateral regions beneath the ribs

Front 42

Epigastric region

Back 42

Upper middle region below the sternum

Front 43

Lumbar regions

Back 43

middle lateral regions

Front 44

umbilical region

Back 44

region of the navel

Front 45

inguinal regions

Back 45

lower lateral groin regions

Front 46

hypogastric region

Back 46

region below the navel

Front 47

RUQ

Back 47

(Right upper quad) upper right 1/4
of abdomen

Front 48

LUQ

Back 48

(Left upper quad) upper left 1/4 of abdomen

Front 49

RLQ

Back 49

(Right lower quad) lower right 1/4 of abdomen

Front 50

LLQ

Back 50

(Left lower quad) lower left 1/4 of abdomen