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| 4 Abdominopelvic Quadrants |
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Right upper Quadrant (RUQ)
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Left upper Quadrant (LUQ)
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9 abdominopelvic regions
(top to bottom, left to right, on your own body) |
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Left hypochondriac
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epigastric
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left lumbar
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left inguinal
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| Organs in the abdominal pelvic area |
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liver
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gallbladder
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large and small intestines
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| hands at side with palms facing forward, feet together. |
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the front;before
The navel is on the anterior surface of the trunk. |
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the back;behind
The shoulder blade is located posterior to the rib cage. |
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| the belly side(equivalent to anterior when referring to human body) |
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the head
the cranial or cephalic border of the pelvis is on the side toward the head rather than toward the thigh. |
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above;at a higher level(in human body, toward the head)
In humans, the cranial border of the pelvis is superior to the thigh. |
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The tail (coccyx in humans)
the hips are caudal to the waist. |
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below; at a lower level
the knees are inferior to the hips. |
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toward the body's longitudinal axis; awar from the midsagittal plane.
The medial surfaces of the thights may be in contact; moving medially from the arm across the chest survace brings you tot he sternum. |
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Away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane
the thigh articulates with the lateral surface of the pelvis; moving laterally from the nose brings you to the cheeks. |
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toward the attached base
the thigh is proximal to the foot;moving proximally from the wrist brings you to the elbow. |
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Away from an attached base
The fingers are distal to the wrist; moving distally from the elbow brings you to the wrist. |
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At;near, or relatively clsoe to the body surface.
The skin is superficial to underlying structures. |
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Farther from the body surface
The bone of the thigh is deep to the surrounding skeletal muscles. |
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Is an axis, three planes are needed to describe a three dimensional object.
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A section is a single view or slice along one of these planes. |
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Divides into superior and inferior
Transverse section or cross section |
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Divides into left and right portions
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internal chambers that hold vital organs
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protect delicate organs
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perist significant changes in size and shape of internal organs. |
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