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planes & directional
body slicing, directional, and positional terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| body planes | 1. coronal 2.frontal 3.horizontal 4.midsagittal 5.sagittal 6. transverse |
| unequal vertical plane divided into left and right portions | sagittal |
| equal vertical plane divided into left and right portions | midsagittal |
| divides body into front and back portions | coronal or frontal |
| crosswise plane runs parallel to ground | transverse or horizontal |
| toward head | superior |
| toward the head | cephalic |
| toward feet or tail, or below | inferior |
| toward feet or tail, or below | caudal |
| near or on back or spinal cord side | posterior |
| near or on back or spinal cord side | dorsal |
| near or on front or belly-side | anterior |
| near or on front or belly-side | ventral |
| middle | medial |
| side | lateral |
| tip or summit | apex |
| move away or toward median or middle | abduction |
| closest to point of attachment | proximal |
| farthest from point | distal |
| surface of body | superficial |
| body lying horizontally and facing upward | supine |
| body lying horizontally facing downward | prone |
| turning inward or inside out | inversion |
| turning outward | eversion |