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PLANES AND DIRECTION
BODY PLANES AND BODY DIRECTIONS
Term | Definition |
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CORONAL | FRONTAL SECTION DIVIDING BODY INTO FRONT AND BACK |
SAGITTAL | DIVIDES BODY INTO LEFT AND RIGHT |
TRANSVERSE | DIVIDES BODY INTO UPPER AND LOWER |
ANTERIOR | TOWARDS THE FRONT |
POSTERIOR | TOWARDS THE BACK |
MEDIAL | TOWARDS THE MIDDLE |
LATERAL | TOWARDS THE SIDES |
SUPERIOR | ABOVE |
INFERIOR | BELOW |
DISTAL | FURTHER FROM THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT |
PROXIMAL | CLOSER TO THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT |
POSTEROANTERIOR | FROM THE BACK THROUGH THE FRONT |