DT

Directional Terms, Planes, Cavities

Word	Definition
Primitive	Cat
Anatomical	You
Two	# of Structures To Direct
Dorsal/Posterior	Back
Ventral/Anterior	Front
Cranial/Superior	Above
Caudal/Inferior	Below
Medial	Toward mid line
Lateral	Away from mid line
Proximal	Close Attachment
Distal	Distant Attachment
Superficial	Towards Surface
Deep	More Internal
Intermediate	In Between Medial and Lateral
LS Sagittal	Divides Left and Right
LS Frontal-coronal	Divides Anterior and Posterior
XS Transverse	Divides Superior and Inferior
Oblique	Cuts Made Diagonally
2 Major Body Cavities	Dorsal and Ventral
Dorsal Subdivisions	Cranial and Vertebral
Ventral Subdivisons	Thoraic and Abdominopelvic