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body planes
medical terms as to locations on the human body
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proximal | closer to the center |
| distal | farther away from the center |
| lateral | out to the side |
| medial | toward the middle |
| ventral, antral, anterior | the front; ventral means stomach |
| dorsal, posterior | the back |
| cranial | toward the top |
| caudal | toward the bottom; in Latin- tail |
| 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 | divides the body in slices right and left; sagitta in Latin means arrow |
| coronal | divides the body into slices from front to back; corona is Latin meaning crown |
| transverse | divides the body from top to bottom |