Body Planes, Quadrants, Regions, & Directional Terms

Divides the body into left and right halves

• sagittal

• frontal

• transverse

• horizontal

divides the body into anterior and posterior parts

• horizontal

• median

• frontal

• sagittal

the elbow is ___________ to the wrist

• distal

• sagittal

• proximal

• superficial

the ankle is ______________ to the knee

• proximal

• medial

• lateral

• distal

The body cavity that contains the cranial and vertebral cavity

• coronal

• ventral

• dorsal

• frontal

the ears are _____________ to the head

• medial

• anterior

• inferior

• lateral

what structures are located anterior to the cranial cavity

• neck muscles

• ears

• eyes

• lungs

what abdominal quadrant is the liver located in

• LLQ

• LUQ

• RLQ

• RUQ

what abominal quadrant is the spleen located in

• LLQ

• LUQ

• RUQ

• RLQ

what plan would you cut in if you were going to amputate a leg

• sagittal

• parasagittal

• median

• transverse