Lesson H-2

Body Planes and

Directions

•As part of the health curriculum, you will be asked to read and interpret graphs and charts on a daily basis. •A component in our curriculum is recognizing directional planes, as well as the body cavities and the organs they contain. • One of the most important aspects of documentation and patient assessment involves the use of appropriate anatomical terms. •Using imaginary lines, the body can be separated into sections or regions. (Appendix A)

Locate each of the following organs and identify corresponding quadrant. (Appendix B)

1. Liver RUQ

2. Stomach LUQ

3. Pancreas LUQ

4. Appendix RLQ

5. Gallbladder RUQ

Vocabulary (Appendix D)

y-axis = vertical axis

x-axis = horizontal axis

Ordered Pair = Numbers that represent a specific point on a graph. Written in the form (x,y), where x represents the direction/distance on the x-axis, and y represents the direction/distance on the y-axis.

Origin= Point where x and y axes intersect – the ordered pair for this point is (0,0).

Quadrants = The four regions created from the intersection of the x and y axis – note that axes are NOT part of the quadrants.

•LUQ = Left Upper Quadrant

•RUQ = Right Upper Quadrant

•RLQ = Right Lower Quadrant

•LLQ = Left Lower Quadrant

**Complete Student Coordinate Worksheet (D1)

Identify which part of the body is located in each quadrant. (Appendix E)

1. LLQ organ(s)?

2. RUQ organ(s)?

3. LUQ organ(s)?

4. RLQ organ(s)?

Organ Location Using ordered pairs, locate each of the

following organs and identifycorresponding quadrants: (Appendix E & E1)

Ordered pair Health Quadrant Math Quadrant

1. Liver 2. Appendix

Identify which part of the body is located at each ordered pair.

Name of organ1. (2,5)

2. (4, -2)

**Complete other side of Student Worksheet (F). Once completed, review with class, then complete worksheet (G,H).