| A | B |
|---|
| eyes forward, body erect, arms/legs hanging down, palms/toes forward | anatomical position |
| cuts body front to back at the middle in equal parts | midsagittal plane |
| cuts the body front to back at any point | sagittal plane |
| parallel to ground, divides body at any point | transverse or horizantal plane |
| towards the top | superior aspect |
| towards the bottom | inferior aspect |
| divides the body left to right at any point | coronal or frontal plane |
| towards the front | anterior/ventral aspect |
| towards the back | posterior/dorsal aspect |
| the two ventral cavities | thoracic cavity and abdominopelvic cavity |
| cavity that contains the heart and lungs | thoracic cavity |
| cavity that contains the digestive, reproductive and excretory organs | abdominopelvic cavity |
| number of quadrants of the abdomen | four- URQ, ULQ,LRQ and LLQ |
| number of divisons/regions of the abdomen | nine |
| Thoracio | chest area of the back, has 12 bones |
| Lumbar | the back just below the waist, has 5 bones |
| Sacral | lower back, has 5 bones |
| coccyx | area of the tail bone, has 3-5 bones |
| cervical | neck area of the back, has 7 bones |
| GU | genitourinary system |
| genitourinary | contains reproductive and urinary systems |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| Central nervous system | contains the brain and spinal cord |
| CV | Cardiovascular system |
| cardiovascular system | contains the heart and blood vessels |
| GI | Gastrointestinal system |
| Gastrointestinal system | contains mouth, throat, esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestine, appendix, rectum, anus |
| MS | Musculoskeletal system |
| Musculoskeletal system | contains the bones and muscles |
| URI | Upper respiratory infection |
| ROM | range of motion |
| supine | face up position |
| prone | face down position |
| abduction | movement away from the center of the body |
| adduction | movement toward the center of the body |
| inversion | turned inward toward the center of the body |
| eversion | turned outward away from the center of the body |
| medial | middle |
| lateral | either side |
| proximal | close to |
| distal | farthest from |
| parietal | relating to the wall of a body cavity |
| visceral | pertaining to the outer covering of an organ |
| supra- | above |
| medi- | middle |
| antero- | front |
| disto- | away from, distant |
| latero- | side |
| postero- | back |
| caudal | towards the tail |
| infra- | below,under |
