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Contains the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, parts of the small and large intestines
Right Upper Quadrant
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Contains the liver (left lobe), stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, parts of the smaller and large intestines
Left Upper Quadrant
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Contains parts of the small and large intestines, right ovary, right fallopian tube, appendix, right ureter
Right Lower Quadrant
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Contains parts of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter
Left Lower Quadrant
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right and left upper regions beneath the ribs
hypochondriac
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middle upper region above the stomach
epigastric
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right and left middle regions near the waist
lumbar
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central region near the navel
umbilical
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right and left lower regions near the groin; also called the iliac regions
inguinal
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middle lower region below the umbilical region
hypogastric
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front surface of the body
anterior (ventral)
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back side of the body
posterior (dorsal)
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away from the surface
deep
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on the surface
superficial
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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
proximal
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far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
distal
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below another structure
inferior (caudal)
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above another structure
superior (cephalic)
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pertaining to the middle, or nearer the medial plance of the body
medial
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pertaining to the side
lateral
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vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions
front (coronal) plane
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lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides
sagittal (lateral) plane
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plane the divides the body into right and left halves
midsagittal plane
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horizontal plane running across the body parallel to the ground
transverse plane (cross-sectional or axial)
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