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1
Q

structure higher than another structure

A

superior

2
Q

body posture with the body erect, the face forward, the arms at the sides with the palms facing forward, and the toes pointing straight ahead

A

anatomical position

3
Q

pertaining to the side

A

lateral

4
Q

portion of the abdomen on right side of the lower middle, or hypogastric, region

A

right iliac (inguinal) region

5
Q

pertaining to parts near the surface or toward the outside

A

peripheral

6
Q

on the left side of the umbilical region

A

left lumbar region

7
Q

far beneath the surface

A

deep

8
Q

plane or section that divides a structure into front and back portions

A

coronal

9
Q

near the surface

A

superficial

10
Q

farther from the trunk or origin; opposite of proximal

A

distal

11
Q

lower middle portion of the abdomen

A

hypogastric region

12
Q

an angular cut across a structure

A

oblique section

13
Q

plane or section that divides a structure into right and left portions

A

sagittal

14
Q

upper middle portion of the abdomen

A

epigastric region

15
Q

LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

16
Q

LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

17
Q

RUQ

A

Right upper quadrant

18
Q

plane that divides a structure into superior and inferior portions

A

transverse

19
Q

toward the back; opposite of anterior

A

posterior

20
Q

situated below something else; pertaining to the lower surface of a part

A

inferior

21
Q

portion of the abdomen on left side of the lower middle, or hypogastric, region

A

left iliac (inguinal) region

22
Q

pertaining to the front

A

anterior

23
Q

closer to the trunk or origin; opposite of distal

A

proximal

24
Q

on the same side

A

ipsilateral

25
Q

central portion of the abdomen

A

umbilical region

26
Q

RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

27
Q

portion of the abdomen on right side of the epigastric region

A

right hypochondriac region

28
Q

toward or near the midline

A

medial

29
Q

a lengthwise cut across a structure

A

longitudinal section

30
Q

positioned on the opposite side of something else

A

contralateral

31
Q

portion of the abdomen on left side of the epigastric region

A

left hypochondriac region

32
Q

a cut across a structure

A

cross section

33
Q

on the right side of the umbilical region

A

right lumbar region