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  • What does posterior mean?
    Toward the back of the body.
  • What does medial mean?
    Toward the midline of the body.
  • What position is lying flat on the back?
    Supine.
  • What does ventral mean?
    The belly/front side of the body.
  • Which cavity contains the spinal cord?
    The spinal cavity.
  • What does dorsal mean?
    The back side of the body.
  • What does the transverse plane divide?
    Upper and lower parts of the body.
  • What does the midsagittal plane divide?
    Equal right and left halves.
  • What position is lying face down?
    Prone.
  • Which major organ is found in the left upper quadrant (LUQ)?
    The stomach.
  • What does cephalic mean?
    Toward the head.
  • Where is the hypogastric region located?
    Below the stomach, near the pelvis.
  • Which cavities are in the ventral cavity?
    Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities.
  • What structure separates the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities?
    The diaphragm.
  • What does proximal mean?
    Closer to the point of attachment.
  • Which cavity contains the brain and spinal cord?
    The dorsal cavity.
  • Which cavity contains the stomach, liver, and intestines?
    The abdominal cavity.
  • Which major organ is found in the right upper quadrant (RUQ)?
    The liver.
  • What is the anatomical position?
    Standing upright, arms at sides, palms forward.
  • Which organ is usually affected in right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain?
    The appendix.
  • Which cavity contains the stomach, liver, intestines, bladder, and reproductive organs?
    The abdominopelvic cavity.
  • Which cavity contains the brain?
    The cranial cavity.
  • What does anterior mean?
    Toward the front of the body.
  • Which quadrant contains the left ovary?
    Left lower quadrant (LLQ).
  • What does lateral mean?
    Away from the midline of the body.
  • What does the sagittal plane divide?
    Right and left parts of the body.
  • Which cavity contains the heart and lungs?
    The thoracic cavity.
  • What does inferior mean?
    Below or lower than another structure.
  • What does caudal mean?
    Toward the tail/lower part of the body.
  • Where is the epigastric region located?
    Just below the sternum, above the stomach.
  • What does superior mean?
    Above or higher than another structure.
  • What does the frontal plane divide?
    Front and back parts of the body.
  • What does distal mean?
    Farther from the point of attachment.
  • Which cavity contains the bladder and reproductive organs?
    The pelvic cavity.
  • Where is the umbilical region located?
    Around the belly button.
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