Teas 7 Human Anatomy and Physiology With Pictures
Sagittal Plane
Divides the body, or any body part, vertically into and left sections. Runs parallel to the midline of the
body
Coronal(frontal) Plane
Divides the body, or any body structure, vertically into front and(anterior and posterior) sections. Runs
vertically through the body at right angle to the midline.
Transverse(horizontal) Plane
Divides the patient's body into imaginary upper(superior) and lower(inferior) halves.
Medial
means nearer to the midline of the body
Lateral
is the opposite of medial. Refers to structures further away from the body's midline, at the sides
, Proximal
refers to structures closer to the center of the body
Distal
Refers to the structures further away from the center of the body
Anterior
Front body structures
Posterior
Back body structures
Cephalad or cephalic
are adverbs meaning towards the head.
Cranial is the skull
Caudad
Is an adverb meaning towards the tail or posterior.
Caudal means hindquarters
Superior and Inferior
above, closer the head
below, closer the feet
Abdominal Regions
Right Hypochondriac- right kidney, liver, gallbladder, and small intestines
Epigastric- stomach, liver, adrenal glands, pancreas, spleen
Left Hypochondriac- left kidney, spleen, pancreas, colon
Right Lumbar- ascending colon, liver, gallbladder
Umbilical- small intestines, duodenum, umbilicus
Left Lumbar- descending colon, left kidney
Right lilac- cecum, appendix
Hypogastric- bladder, female internal reproductive organs, sigmoid colon
Left iliac- descending and sigmoid colon
Abdominal Quadrants
Right upper quadrant- Duodenum, part of the ascending and transverse colon, hepatic flexure, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas(head) right kidney, and right adrenal gland
Right lower quadrant- cecum, appendix, right ureter, right fallopian tubes, and right ovary
Left upper quadrant- stomach, liver, pancreas, left kidney, left adrenal gland, splenic flexure, spleen,
part of transverse and descending colon
Left lower quadrant- left ureter, left fallopian tube, left ovary, part of descending colon, and sigmoid
colon