Body planes/ Quadrants

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Lumbar regions

Between ribs and hips & flaring portion of hip bones Lateral to umbilical

Umbilical region

Centermost region, includes umbilicus

Hypochondriac regions

Flanking epigastric region laterally Overlies lower ribs

Hypogastric (pubic) region

Immediately inferior to umbilical region Encompasses pubic region

Epigastric region

Immediately superior to umilical region Overlies most of stomach

Iliac regions

Lateral to Hypogastric region Overlies superior parts of hip bones

Frontal (coronal ) plane

Longitudinal plane that divides body/ organ into anterior & posterior parts

Transverse plane

Runs horizontally dividing body into superior/ inferior parts (cross sections)

Sagittal plane

Runs lengthwise (longitudinally) down length of body dividing it into R & L parts -midsaggital plane divides body into equal parts right down midline


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