Identify the following directional terms and give an example of relationships of body parts using the

various directional terms.

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Directional Term Example

Anterior
1. _________________________ - The kneecap is located in the anterior side of the leg
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Posterior
2. _________________________ - The shoulder blades are located in the posterior side of the body
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Directional Term Example

Medial
1. _________________________ - _____________________________________________
The heart is medial to the arm

Inferior The navel is inferior to the breastbone

2. _________________________ - _____________________________________________

Lateral
3. _________________________ - _____________________________________________
The arms are lateral to the chest

Superior
4. _________________________ - The forehead is superior to the nose
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Proximal The elbow is proximal to the wrist

5. _________________________ - _____________________________________________

6. _________________________
Distal - The knee is distal to the thigh
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 Identify the following body regions

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Head
1. ___________________________________
Neck
2. ___________________________________

Thorax
3. ___________________________________

Abdomen
4. ___________________________________
Upper Extremities
5. ___________________________________

Lower extremities
6. ___________________________________
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Head
1. ___________________________________
Neck
2. ___________________________________
Thorax
3. ___________________________________
Abdomen
4. ___________________________________

Upper extremities
5. ___________________________________

Lower extremities
6. ___________________________________
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1. ___________________________________
Cervical

Dorsal
2. ___________________________________

Vertebral
3. ___________________________________

Lumbar
4. ___________________________________

Sacral
5. ___________________________________
Identify the following abdominopelvic regions and give an example of organ/s located on each region.

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Regions Example of organ/s

Right Hypochondriac region
1. ___________________________________ - liver(right lobe), gallbladder, hepatic duct, and right colic angle
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Epigastric region
2. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________
stomach, liver, pancreas, duodenum, and adrenal glands

3. ___________________________________
Left hypochondriac region Spleen, a part of the stomach and the left colic angle
- ________________________________________

Umbilical region The pancreas, small intestine, transverse colon

4. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________
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Regions Example of organ/s

right hypochondriac region liver(right lobe), gallbladder, hepatic duct, and right colic angle
1. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________
right lumbar region ascending colon and the right kidney
2. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________

hypogastric region bladder, part of the sigmoid colon, the anus

3. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________
left hypochondriac region Spleen, a part of the stomach and the left colic angle
4. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________

left iliact region cecum and appendix

5. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________
 Identify the abdominopelvic quadrants

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Regions/quadrants Example of organ/s

right upper quadrant
1. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________
Liver, Gallbladder, Part of the pancreas

cecum, appendix, part of the small intestines, the right half

right lower quadrant
2. ___________________________________ - ________________________________________
of the female reproductive system, and the right ureter
stomach, spleen, left portion of the liver, main body of the pancreas, the
left upper quadrant left portion of the kidney, adrenal glands, splenix flexure of the colon,
3. ___________________________________ - and
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bottom part of the colon

left lower quadrant

4. ___________________________________ -Small bowel,Parts of your large bowel,rectum, left ureter, left ovary
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