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RUQ
Right love of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, part of small
and large intestines
TERM 2
LUQ
DEFINITION 2
Left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, part of
small and large intestines
TERM 3
RLQ
DEFINITION 3
Part of small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right
fallopian tube, right ureter
TERM 4
LLQ
DEFINITION 4
Part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian
tube, left ureter
TERM 5
Left Hypochondriac
DEFINITION 5
Upper left region beneath ribs
Epigastric
region above the stomach
TERM 7
Right Hypochondriac
DEFINITION 7
Upper right region beneath the ribs
TERM 8
Left lumbar
DEFINITION 8
left middle lateral region
TERM 9
Umbilical
DEFINITION 9
Region of the navel
TERM 10
right lumbar
DEFINITION 10
Right middle lateral region
Medial
Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
TERM 17
Superior ( cephalad)
DEFINITION 17
Toward the head or upper portion of a structure
TERM 18
Inferior ( caudal)
DEFINITION 18
Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a
structure
TERM 19
Proximal
DEFINITION 19
Nearer to the center ( trunk of the body) or to the point of
attachment to the body
TERM 20
Distal
DEFINITION 20
further from the center (trunk of body) or from the point of
attachment to the body
Anterior
front of body
TERM 22
Parietal
DEFINITION 22
Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
TERM 23
Visceral
DEFINITION 23
Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the
abdominal organs
TERM 24
Prone
DEFINITION 24
Lying on the abdomen face down
TERM 25
Supine
DEFINITION 25
Lying horizontally on the back, face up
