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4963784386Sagittal planeDown the middle making a left and right half0
4963784387SuperiorAbove1
4963784388InferiorBelow2
4963784389SuperficialToward the body surface3
4963784390AnteriorToward the front4
4963784391PosteriorToward the back5
4963784392CephalicHead6
4963784393AxillaryArmpit7
4963784394BrachialArm8
4963784395FemoralThigh9
4963784396OccipitalBack of head10
4963784397VertebralVertebral column Spine11
4963784398LumbarLower back12
4963784399GastricStomach13
4963784400RenalKidneys14
4963784401PulmonaryLungs15
4963784402Pericardial CavityFluid Space around the Heart16
4963784403Pericardial MembraneThe fibroserous sac enclosing the heart and the roots of the great vessels, consisting of two layers: the visceral layer or epicardium17
4963784404Iliac regionhip bone18
4963784405Blood capillariessmallest of the body's blood vessels. They are only one cell thick, and they are the sites of the transfer of oxygen and other nutrients from the bloodstream to other tissues in the body19
4963784406Gonadsan organ that produces gametes; a testis or ovary.20
4963784407HepaticLiver failure21
4963784408Afferentconducting or conducted inward or toward something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied).22
4963784409Efferentconducted or conducting outward or away from something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied).23
4963784410CortexOuter layer24
4963784411Proximalsituated nearer to the center of the body or the point of attachment.25
4963784412Distalsituated away from the center of the body or from the point of attachment.26
4963784413ConvolutedFolded twisted27

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