Body Planes and Sections
LEFt HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION
3
RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT (RLQ)
3
LEFT LOWER QUADRANT (LLQ)
4
RIGHT LATERAL REGION
4
UMBILICIAL REGION
5
LEFT LATERAL REGION
6
RIGHT ILIAC REGION
7
PUBIC REGION
8
LEFT ILIAC REGION
9
RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION
1
RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT ( RUQ)
1
EPIGASTRIC REGION
2
LEFT UPPER QUADRANT ( LUQ)
2
parasagittal section
any plane that divides the body into left and right portions, parallel to the sagittal plane, but not directly in the midline
transverse section
cut along the horizontal plane, dividing body into superior and inferior portions; also called cross section
midsagittal section
cut along the median plane of the body dividing body into equal left and right portions through the midline
frontal section
longitudinal cut that divides body into anterior and posterior portions; also called coronal section
sagittal section
longitudinal cut that divides body into left and right portions-
