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• Standard Anatomical Position

  Body is standing upright with face directed forward, arms hanging at sides and palms of hand facing forward. Feet flat and directed forward
• Anatomical Planes

  • Sagittal/Lateral Plane
  • Frontal/Coronal Plane
  • Transverse/Horizontal Plane
• Sagittal/Lateral Plane

  Vertical line dividing the body into left and right sections
• Frontal/Coronal Plane

  Vertical line dividing the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections
• Transverse/Horizontal Plane

  Horizontal line dividing the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections
• Anatomical Cavities


  • Ventral Cavities
  • Dorsal Cavities
• Ventral Cavities

  • Thoracic Cavities
  • Abdominopelvic Cavities
• Thoracic Cavities


  • Left and right Pleural cavities
  • Mediastinum
  • Pericardial Cavity
• Abdominopelvic Cavities

  • Abdominal Quadrants
  • Abdominopelvic Regions
• Dorsal Cavities

  • Cranial Cavity
  • Spinal Cavity
• Abdominal Quadrants


  • Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
  • Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
  • Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
  • Left lower quadrant (LLQ
• Abdominopelvic Regions


  • Right hypochondriac region
  • Epigastric region
  • Left hypochondriac region
  • Right lumbar region
  • Umbilical region
  • Left lumbar region
  • Right iliac region
  • Hypogastric region
  • Left iliac region