Anatomy – EMTResource.com http://www.emtresource.com Emergency Medical Technician Sat, 04 Jun 2016 02:02:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 Abdomen http://www.emtresource.com/anatomy/abdomen/ http://www.emtresource.com/anatomy/abdomen/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2014 03:32:31 +0000 http://www.emtresource.com/?p=292

The table below shows the quadrant location(s) of abdominal organs.

RUQ LUQ RLQ LLQ
Small bowel checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark
Liver checkmark
Spleen checkmark
Stomach checkmark
Pancreas checkmark checkmark
Gallbladder checkmark
Ascending colon checkmark checkmark
Descending colon checkmark checkmark
Transverse colon checkmark checkmark
Appendix checkmark
Ureter (right) checkmark
Ureter (left) checkmark
]]> http://www.emtresource.com/anatomy/abdomen/feed/ 0 Anatomical Planes http://www.emtresource.com/anatomy/anatomical-planes/ http://www.emtresource.com/anatomy/anatomical-planes/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2014 22:55:22 +0000 http://www.emtresource.com/?p=258

Anatomical planes are imaginery lines that divide the body and create reference points between groups of organs.

anatomical-planes

Midline Vertical line down the center
Midclavicular line Center of the clavicle
Midaxillary line Center of the armpit
Medial Towards the midline
Lateral Away from the midline
Proximal Towards the point of reference
Distal Away from the point of reference
Superior Above the point of reference
Inferior Below the point of reference
Anterior Towards the front of the body
Posterior Towards the back of the body
Dorsal Towards the spine
Ventral Towards the abdomen
Plantar Sole of the foot
Palmar Palm of the hand
Transverse line Horizontal line across the middle
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