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Anatomy
Orientation Of The Body
Term | Definition |
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Median Plane | Divides the head and torso into right and left halves |
Sagittal Plane | Divides the body, or its parts, into left and right. NOT HALVES! |
Sagittal Plane | Parallel to the median plane |
Coronal/ Frontal Plane | Divides the body, or its parts, into front and back halves, or parts |
Transverse/ Cross Plane | Divides the body into upper and lower halves, or parts |
Anatomical Position | Body standing erect, limbs extended, palms of the the hands forward, thumbs directed outward |
Cranial/ Superior | Closer to the top of the head (excludes limbs) |
Anterior | A structure being more in front than another |
Ventral | The abdominal side |
Ventral | Synonymous to anterior |
Rostral | Beak-like structure in front of head or brain that projects forward |
Posterior/ Dorsal | A structure being more in the back than another structure |
Dorsal | Synonymous to posterior, except in quadrupeds |
Medial | A structure closer to the median plane than another structure |
Lateral | A structure farther away from the median plane than another structure |
Proximal | Structure being closer to the median plane |