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Anatomical Planes
Term | Definition |
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Frontal/coronal plane | divides the body into front and back sections |
Midsagittal plane | divides the body into equal left and right halves |
Transverse plane | divides the body into upper(superior) and lower(inferior) sections |
Sagittal plane | divides the body into unequal left and right sections |
Anterior (front) | head end of the body |
Ventral (front) | belly side of the body |
Posterior (back) | rear end of the body |
Dorsal (back) | back side of the body |
Medial | near the midline, or center, of the body |
Lateral | near the side of the body |
Proximal | near the point of origin |
Distal | away from the point of origin |
Inferior | near the soles of the feet or situated below another body part |
Superior | near the head or situated above another part of the body |
Cephalic | relating to the head, or situated near the head |
Caudal | relating to or situated near, the tail or inferior end of the body |