| A | B |
|---|
| System | composed of organs |
| anatomical position | standing erect arms at sides facing forward |
| frontal or coronal plane | divides body into the front and back portions |
| sagittal plane | divides the body into the right and left portions |
| transverse, horizontal plane | divides the body into the upper and lower portions |
| lower extremities (crural) | legs |
| upper extremities (brachial) | arms |
| cephalic region | head |
| cervical region | neck |
| thoracic | chest |
| diaphragm | large muscle under the ribs |
| abdominal cavity | holds liver intestines gallbladder stomach |
| pelvic cavity | holds bladder and some reproductive organs |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| superior | above another structure |
| inferior | below another structure |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| distal | farther away from a point of attachment to the body |
| proximal | closer to the point of attachment to the body |
| medial | toward the middle of the body |
| lateral | toward the side |
| apex | tip or summit of an organ |
| base | bottom of an organ |
| superficial | toward surface of the body |
| deep | farther away from the surface of the body |
| supine | lying flat facing upward |
| prone | lying flat facing downward |
| gluteal | buttock |
