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Chapter 5 Academic Knowledge: Medical Terminology and Body Organization
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Dorsal
Ventral
View from an angle
Standard anatomical
position A
B
C
Figure 5.13 Figure A shows that, in SAP, the fronts of the legs are anterior by position but dorsal based on how they
move. The backs of the legs are posterior by position but ventral based on movement. The view from an angle shows
the division between dorsal and ventral surfaces, which is hidden in the view from standard anatomical position.
Figures B and C show the ventral and dorsal surfaces on a four-legged animal as opposed to a two-legged human.
Right
upper
quadrant
Right
lower
quadrant
Left
upper
quadrant
Left
lower
quadrant
Right
hypochondriac
region
Right
lumbar
region
Right
iliac
region
Left
hypochondriac
region
Left
lumbar
region
Left
iliac
region
Hypogastric
region
Umbilical
region
Epigastric
region
Figure 5.14 The abdomen can be divided into quadrants or regions. How might healthcare professionals use
these quadrants and regions?