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disto
away (from point of attatchment)
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proximo
near (point of attatchment)
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caudad
toward the tail (downward)
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cephalad
toward the head (upward)
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lateral
pertaining to the side
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medial
pertaining to the middle
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unilateral
pertaining to one side (only)
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bilateral
pertaining to two sides
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mediolateral
pertaining to the middle and the side
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distal
pertaining to away
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proximal
near the point of attachment
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anteroposterior
front and back
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posteroanterior
back and the front
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frontal or coronal
anterior or posterior portions
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saggital
dividing into right and left sides
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midsaggital
right and left halves
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transverse
dividing into upper and lower portions
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mid coronal plane
equal front and back halves
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umbilical region
around the naval
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epigastric region
directly above the umbilical region
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hypogastric region
below the umbilical region
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hypochondriac regions
right and left of the epigastric region
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lumbar region
right and left of the umbilical region
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iliac regions
right and left of the hypogastric region
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right upper quadrant
(RUQ) right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and right kidney
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Left upper quadrant
(LUQ) left lobe of the liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, portions of small and large intestines, left kidney
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Right Lower Quadrant
(RLQ) small and large intestines, appendix, right ureter, right ovary and ureterine tube in women or the right sermatic duct in men
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Left Lower Quadrant
(LLQ) small and large intestines, left ureter, left ovary and uterine tube in women of the left spermatic duct in men
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