Directional Terms, Body planes, and Abdominal Quadrants and Regions
Created by Hellfire
ANATOMICAL POSITION
UNIVERSAL REFERENCE USED IN HEALTHCARE TO ENSURE CLEAR, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
ANATOMICAL POSITION | UNIVERSAL REFERENCE USED IN HEALTHCARE TO ENSURE CLEAR, CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION |
BODY IN ANATOMICAL POSITION | STANDING UPRIGHT
FACING FORWARD
ARMS AT SIDES
PALMS FACING FORWARD
FEET SLIGHTLY APART, TOES FORWARD |
ANTERIOR | TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE BODY |
POSTERIOR | TOWARD THE BACK OF THE BODY |
SUPERIOR | ABOVE OR TOWARDS THE HEAD |
INFERIOR | BELOW OR TOWARDS THE FEET |
MEDIAL | TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY |
LATERAL | AWAY FROM THE MEDLINE |
PROXIMAL | CLOSER TO THE POINT OF LIMB ATTACHMENT |
DISTAL | FARTHER FROM THE POINT OF LIMB ATTACHMENT |
SUPERFICIAL | NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE BODY |
DEEP | FARTHER BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE BODY |
SAGGITAL PLANE | DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT PARTS |
TRANSVERSE | DIVIDES INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR PARTS |
CORONAL (FRONTAL) PLANE | DIVIDES BODY INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR PARTS |
LEFT/RIGHT HYPOCONDRIAC |  |
EPIGASTRIC REGION | |
RIGHT/LEFT LUMBAR | |
UMBILLICAL REGION | |
RIGHT/LEFT ILLIAC REGION | |
HYPOGASTRIC REGION | |