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Chapter 2
Body Planes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Proximal PRAWK-sih-mal | Closer to the center of the center |
| distal DIS-tal | further away from the center |
| Lateral LAT-er-al | out to the side |
| medial MEED-ee-al | Towards the Middle |
| ventral/antral/anterior VEN-tral AN-tral an-TEER-ree-or | the front |
| dorsal/posterior DOR-sal pos-TEE-ree-or | the back |
| cranial KRAY-nee-al | toward the top |
| caudal KAWD-al | toward the bottom |
| superior soo-PEE-ree-or | above |
| inferior in-FEER-ee-or | below |
| prone PROHN | lying down on belly |
| supine SOO-pain | lying down on back |
| contralateral KON-trah-LAT-eh-ral | Opposite side |
| ipsilateral IP_sih-LAT-eh-ral | same side |
| unilateral YOO-nih-LAT-er-al | one side |
| bilateral bai-LAT-eh-ral | both sides |
| dorsum DOR-sum | the top of the hand or foot |
| plantar PLANT-ar | the sole of the foot |
| palmar PAL-mar | the palm of the hand |
| sagittal SAJ-ih-tal | divides the body along a hypothetical plane right to left |
| coronal KOR-oh-nal | divides the body along a hypothetical plane from front to back |
| transverse tranz-VERS | divides the body from top to bottom |