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planes & directional
body slicing, directional, and positional terms
Question | Answer |
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body planes | 1. coronal 2.frontal 3.horizontal 4.midsagittal 5.sagittal 6. transverse |
unequal vertical plane divided into left and right portions | sagittal |
equal vertical plane divided into left and right portions | midsagittal |
divides body into front and back portions | coronal or frontal |
crosswise plane runs parallel to ground | transverse or horizontal |
toward head | superior |
toward the head | cephalic |
toward feet or tail, or below | inferior |
toward feet or tail, or below | caudal |
near or on back or spinal cord side | posterior |
near or on back or spinal cord side | dorsal |
near or on front or belly-side | anterior |
near or on front or belly-side | ventral |
middle | medial |
side | lateral |
tip or summit | apex |
move away or toward median or middle | abduction |
closest to point of attachment | proximal |
farthest from point | distal |
surface of body | superficial |
body lying horizontally and facing upward | supine |
body lying horizontally facing downward | prone |
turning inward or inside out | inversion |
turning outward | eversion |