Download Ch 4 | CLAS 1030 - Medical Terminology and more Quizzes Medical Sciences in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 anatomical position DEFINITION 1 body posture used to locate anatomical parts in relation to each other Body is erect and eyes are looking forward upper limbs hang to the sides, with palms facing forward lower limbs are parallel, with toes pointing straight ahead TERM 2 plane DEFINITION 2 imaginary flat surface used to identify different sections of the body TERM 3 midsagittal (median) DEFINITION 3 right and left halves TERM 4 coronal (frontal) DEFINITION 4 anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects TERM 5 transverse (horizontal) DEFINITION 5 superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects TERM 6 major body cavities DEFINITION 6 dorsal (posterior), including cranial and spinal cavities ventral (anterior), including the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities TERM 7 abdominopelvic divisions DEFINITION 7 holds organs of digestion (abdominal area) and organs of reproduction and excretion (pelvic area) divided by quadrants and regions TERM 8 quadrants DEFINITION 8 four divisions of the lower torso used to show topographical location provide a means of locating specific sites for descriptive and diagnostic purposes imaginary cross passing through the naval identifies the four quadrants TERM 9 abdominopelvic regions DEFINITION 9 identify the location of underlying body structures and visceral organs left hypochondriac - upper left region beneath the ribs epigastric - region above the stomach right hypochondriac - upper right region beneath the ribs left lumbar - left middle lateral region umbilical - region of the naval right lumbar - right middle lateral region left inguinal (iliac) - left lower lateral region hypogastric - lower middle region beneath the naval right inguinal (iliac) - right lower lateral region TERM 10 spine divisions DEFINITION 10 cervical (neck) thoracic (chest) lumbar (loin) sacral (lower back) coccyx (tailbone)
