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Directional Term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anterior | Front of the body |
| Posterior | Back of the body |
| Superior | close to head |
| Inferior | away from head |
| medial | close to body's midline |
| lateral | away from body's midline |
| proximal | close to trunk |
| distal | away from trunk |
| coronal/Frontal plane | divides into anterior and posterior portions |
| sagittal plane | divides into right and left |
| Axial/Transverse plane | like this -, it divides upper and lower part |
| Dorsal cavity | Cranial, Vertebral, Components of central nervous system, and meninges. |
| Ventral Cavity | Thoracic, Pelvic, and Abdominal. |
| Cranial Cavity | Cavity contains the brain. |
| Vertebral Cavity | Cavity contains the spinal column. |
| Thoracic cavity | Lungs, heart, blood vessels, thymus gland, and breath tissue. |
| Pelvic/abdominal cavity | Bladder, large intestine, rectum, reproductive organs. |