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Med. Term. Review3
Anatomical directions
Question | Answer |
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coronal (frontal) plane | divides body into front and back sections |
sagittal plane | divides body into right and left sections |
midsagittal plane | divides body into equal right and left planes |
anterior (ventral) | front of the body |
posterior (dorsal) | back of the body |
supine position | face up |
prone position | face down |
medial | toward the midline from side of body |
lateral | moving from the midline toward side of the body |
transverse plane | divides body into top and bottom sections |
superior | upper half of body |
inferior | lower half of body |
cephalad | moving toward the head superiorly |
caudad | moving toward the tail bone inferiorly |
distal | toward the end of a limb from trunk of the body |
proximal | from the end of a limb toward trunk of a body |
superficial (external) | on surface of the body |
deep (internal) | below the surface of the body (inside the body) |