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Ch.2 Health Records
Body Planes and Orientation
Term | Definition |
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proximal | closer in to the center proximal and approximate mean close |
distal | farther away from the center distal and distant mean far |
lateral | out to the side |
medial | toward the middle like the median of a highway |
ventral/antral/anterior | the front The word ventral means "stomach" |
dorsal/posterior | the back a dorsal fin on a sharks back |
cranial | toward the top |
caudal | toward the bottom |
superior | above |
inferior | below |
prone | lying down on belly |
supine | lying down on back |
contralateral | opposite side |
ipsilateral | same side |
unilateral | one side |
bilateral | both sides |
dorsum | the top of the hand or foot |
plantar | the sole of the foot |
palmar | the palm of the hand |
sagittal | slices body right to left |
coronal | slices body front to back |
transverse | divides body top to bottom |