Anatomical Landmarks

Anatomical landmarks, directions, regions and quadrants.

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Cards In This Set

Front Back
4 Abdominopelvic Quadrants
Right upper Quadrant (RUQ) .......................................... Left upper Quadrant (LUQ) ........................................ Right lower quadrant (RLQ) .................................... Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
9 abdominopelvic regions (top to bottom, left to right, on your own body)
Left hypochondriac .................................... epigastric ....................................... right hypochondriac ..................................... left lumbar ...................................... umbilical ..................................... right lumbar ....................................... left inguinal ..................................... hypogastic or pubic ..................................... right inguinal
Organs in the abdominal pelvic area
Liver ................................... gallbladder .................................... stomach ....................................... spleen .................................... large and small intestines ..................................... appendix ....................................... urinary bladder
Anatomical position
Hands at side with palms facing forward, feet together.
Supine position
Face up
Prone
Face down
Anterior
The front;before The navel is on the anterior surface of the trunk.
Posterior/dorsal
The back;behind The shoulder blade is located posterior to the rib cage.
Ventral
The belly side(equivalent to anterior when referring to human body)
Cranial or cephalic
The head the cranial or cephalic border of the pelvis is on the side toward the head rather than toward the thigh.
Superior
Above;at a higher level(in human body, toward the head) In humans, the cranial border of the pelvis is superior to the thigh.
Caudal
The tail (coccyx in humans) the hips are caudal to the waist.
Inferior
Below; at a lower level the knees are inferior to the hips.
Medial
Toward the body's longitudinal axis; awar from the midsagittal plane. The medial surfaces of the thights may be in contact; moving medially from the arm across the chest survace brings you tot he sternum.
Lateral
Away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane the thigh articulates with the lateral surface of the pelvis; moving laterally from the nose brings you to the cheeks.