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Chapter 2
Opposite's & body plans
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proximal PRAWK-sih-mal | closer in to the center proximal and approximate come from the same word and mean close |
| distal DIH-stal | farther away from the center distal and distant come from the same word and mean far |
| lateral LA-ter-al | out to the side think of a quarterback lateraling a football to a running back |
| medial MEE-dee-al | toward the middle like the median of a highway |
| ventral/antral/ anterior VEN-tral/AN-tral/ an-TIH-ree-or | the front the word ventral means stomach |
| dorsal/posterior DOR-sal/ poh-STIH-roh-or | the back a dorsal fin on a shark is on its back |
| cranial KRAY-nee-al | toward the top |
| caudal KOW-dal | toward the bottom from Latin, for tail |
| superior soo-PIH-ree-or | above |
| inferior in-FIH-ree-or | below |
| prone PROHN | lying down on belly |
| supine SOO-pain | lying down on back |
| contralateral KON-trah-LA-ter-al | opposite side |
| ipsilateral IP-sih-LA-ter-al | same side |
| unilateral YOO-nih-LA-teral | one side |
| bilateral BAI-LA-ter-al | both sides |
| dorsum DOR-sum | the top of the hand or foot |
| plantar PLAN-tar | the sole of the foot |
| palmar PAL-mar | the palm of the hand |
| sagittal SA-jih-tal | divides the body in slices right to left sagitta is Latin for arrow; think of this as dividing the body in half, as if someone shot an arrow through it. |
| coronal kah-ROH-nal | divides the body into slices from front to back corona is Latin for crown; this plane divides the body in half from the top of the head down |
| transverse tranz-VERS | divides the body from top to bottom |