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body planes
medical terms as to locations on the human body
Term | Definition |
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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 |