Mr. G’s Directionals Terms and Body Planes
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| anatomy | The science dealing with the form and structure of living organisms.
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| physiology | All the functions of a living organism or any of its parts.
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| anatomic position | Body standing erect, facing forward, feet pointed forward and slightly apart, arms hanging down by the sides with palms facing forward.
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| midline | a line dividing the body down the middle starting with the head and extending downward toward the feet.
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| midsagittal plane | A plane that divides the body into equal right and left sides
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| superior | above or higher
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| inferior | below or lower
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| anterior | towards the front
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| posterior | towards the back
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| ventral | towards the belly side
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| dorsal | towards the back, back side
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| proximal | closer to the point or origin or attachment
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| distal | far from a point of attachment
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| medial | towards the middle or midline
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| lateral | towards the side, away from the midline
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| cephalic | towards the head
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| caudal | towards the tail, sacrum
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| superficial | towards the surface
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| deep | inside, within
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| palmer | palm of the hand
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| planter | sole of the feet
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| coronal plane, frontal plane | divides the body into front and back
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| transverse plane, horizontal, plane | divides the body into superior and inferior sections
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| ipsilateral | same side
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| contralateral | opposite side
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