A plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
They are parallel and feet are flat on the floor directed forward.
Stomach, liver, intestines, and other digestive organs.
Inferior.
Left and right parts.
Small bones.
In freely movable joints.
Anterior.
Left lower quadrant (LLQ).
Retroperitoneal.
Farther from the point of attachment or origin.
Pleura.
Right upper quadrant (RUQ).
A plane that divides the body into left and right sections.
The heart and lungs.
The reproductive organs and the urinary bladder.
Viscera.
Three types that are at right angles to one another.
Dorsal cavity, ventral cavity, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and pelvic cavity.
Posterior.
The peritoneal cavity, which contains lubricating serous fluid.
A potential space containing a small amount of lubricating fluid (serous fluid).
The tongue and teeth.
The surface of the heart.
A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections.
The abdominal viscera.
The parietal layer and the visceral layer.
Anterior and posterior parts.
Anatomical position.
Erect, facing the observer, with head level and eyes forward.
A thin, pliable tissue that covers, lines, partitions, or connects structures.
The viscera within the thoracic and abdominal cavities and lines the walls of the thorax and abdomen.
The peritoneum.
To locate various body structures by describing the position of one body part relative to another.
Pericardium.
Right upper quadrant (RUQ), Left upper quadrant (LUQ), Right lower quadrant (RLQ), Left lower quadrant (LLQ).
Parietal pericardium.
A plane that cuts the body at an angle, not parallel to the other planes.
Farther from the midline of the body.
Lines the chest wall and covers the superior surface of the diaphragm.
The cranial cavity and the spinal cavity.
To provide lubrication.
Supine position.
Closer to the point of attachment or origin.
In the nose.
Terms used to describe specific areas of the body.
The peritoneum.
Prone position.
Superior.
The eyeballs.
Clings to the surface of the lungs.
Synovial fluid.
Pericardial cavity filled with lubricating serous fluid.
Right lower quadrant (RLQ).
It lines the abdominal wall and covers the inferior surface of the diaphragm.
It covers and adheres to the viscera within the cavities.
A section that divides the body into equal left and right parts.
Spaces within the body that contain organs.
The pleural cavity, filled with lubricating serous fluid.
To reduce friction between the lungs and chest wall during breathing.
A slippery, double-layered membrane associated with body cavities that does not open directly to the exterior.
It is a thin epithelium that lines the walls of the cavities.
Cuts along imaginary lines known as planes.
Superior and inferior parts.
Left upper quadrant (LUQ).
At the sides with palms turned forward.
Closer to the midline of the body.
Kidneys, adrenal glands, pancreas, duodenum, ascending and descending colons, portions of the abdominal aorta and inferior vena cava.
It allows the viscera to slide during movements, such as when the lungs inflate and deflate during breathing.
