This document provides information about anatomical directions, body cavities, and body regions. It defines superior, lateral, dorsal/posterior, cranial, medial, ventral/anterior, caudal, and inferior anatomical directions. It identifies the 5 main body cavities as cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic. It further divides the abdominal cavity into 9 regions - right and left hypochondriac, lumbar, iliac, umbilical, and hypogastric regions.

1. Body
Directions &
Planes

2. Superior Lateral – away from midline
Dorsal or
Mid
Posterior
Cranial – toward Medial – toward
the head the midline
Ventral or
Caudal –toward the tail Anterior
Inferior

3. Can you identify the
numbers?

5. Body Cavities
Ventral
Thoracic
Abdominopelvic
Dorsal
Cranial
Spinal

6. Body Cavities
1- Cranial
Orbital
Nasal
Buccal
2 -Spinal or Vertebral
3- Thoracic Canal
4 -Abdominal
5- Pelvic

8. Body Regions
Refers to the area of
the abdominal and
pelvic cavities in
smaller sections

9. Quadrants Regions

10. More Terms
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13. 4 Epigastric Region
1 Rt. Hypochondriac 7 Lt. Hypochondriac
2 Rt. Lumbar Region
8 Lt. Lumbar Region
3 Rt. Iliac Region
9 Lt Iliac Region
6 Hypogastric Region

14. 4 Epigastric Region
1 Rt. Hypochondriac
7 Lt. Hypochondriac
2 Rt. Lumbar Region
8 Lt. Lumbar Region
3 Rt. Iliac Region
9 Lt Iliac Region
6 Hypogastric
Region
5 Umbilical Region