Atlas A (2)

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  • Ventral: Towards the front or belly of the body. E.g. The aorta is ventral to the vertebral column.
  • Dorsal: Toward the back or spine. E.g. The vertebral column is dorsal to the aorta.
  • Anterior: Toward the ventral side. e.g. The sternum is anterior to the heart.
  • Posterior: Toward the dorsal side. e.g. The kidneys are posterior to the liver
  • Superficial: Near the surface, close to the skin. e.g. The skin itself is superficial to everything else.
  • Cephalic: Toward the head or superior end. e.g. The brain develops from the cephalic end of the neural tube.
  • Rostral: Toward the forehead or nose. e.g. the forebrain is rostral to the brainstem.
  • Caudal: Toward the tail or inferior end. e.g. The spinal cord is caudal to the brain.
  • Superior: Above. e.g. The heart is superior to the diaphragm.
  • Inferior: Below. e.g. The liver is inferior to the diaphragm.
  • Medial: Toward the median plane. e.g. The heart is medial to the lungs.
  • Lateral: Away from the median plane. e.g. The eyes are lateral to the nose.
  • Proximal: Closer to the point of attachment or origin. e.g. The elbow is proximal to the wrist.
  • Distal: Farther away from the point of attachment or origin. e.g. The fingers are distal to the elbow.
  • Ipsilateral: belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body (right or left). e.g. The liver is ipsilateral to the liver.
  • Contralateral: On the opposite sides of the body (right or left). e.g. The spleen is contralateral to the liver.
  • Deep: farther from the surface of the body. e.g. The bones are deep to the muscles.
  • The abdominopelvic quadrants are FOUR in number. They are the four divisions of the abdomen and pelvis: Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ), Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ), Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ), and Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ).
  • There are NINE regions that divide the abdomen: 1. Right hypochondriac region. 2. Epigastric region. 3. Left hypochondriac region. 4. Right lumbar region. 5. Umbilical region. 6. Left lumbar region. 7. Right iliac region. 8. Hypogastric region. 9. Left iliac region.
  • REMEMBER MY RIGHT IS THE DIAGRAM'S LEFT AND VICE VERSA!!!!!