HIM 2214 MODULE 1 REFRESHER EXAM 2020 | Healthcare Statistics and Research

HIM 2214 MODULE 1 REFRESHER Winter 2020 - Rasmussen Colleges Anatomy The study of body structures. Physiology The study of how the body’s structures function. Anterior At or toward the front (of the body) Caudal Below another body structure Coronal plane Imaginary line that divides the body into anterior and posterior positions Cross-sectional plane Imaginary line that intersects the body horizontally Deep Away from the surface (of the body) Distal Away from point of attachment to the trunk Dorsal At or toward the back of the body Epigastric region Area of the body immediately above the stomach Frontal plane Imaginary line that divides the body into anterior and posterior positions Hypochondriac regions Left and right regions of the body just below the cartilage of the ribs and immediately above the abdomen Hypogastric region Area of the body just below the umbilical cord Iliac regions Left and right regions of the body near the upper portion of the hip bone Inferior Below another body structure Inguinal regions Left and right regions of the body near the upper portion of the hip bone Lateral To the side Lateral plane Imaginary line that divides the body perpendicularly to the medial plane