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Anatomical Terms
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anatomical position | body facing forward, palms facing outward, head facing forward |
| sectional planes (planes of reference) | imaginary flat surfaces or sections |
| 3 planes of reference | sagittal, coronal, and transverse |
| sagittal plane | divides body into left and right halves |
| mid-sagittal plane | divides body equally from right to left |
| para-sagittal plane | divides body unequally from left to right |
| coronal plane | divides front and back part of body |
| transverse plane | divides upper and lower part of body |
| superior | towards head |
| inferior | away from head |
| anterior (ventral) | towards front of body |
| posterior (dorsal) | towards back of body |
| medial | towards center of body |
| lateral | towards the sides of the body |
| intermediate | between medial and lateral structure |
| proximal | close to point of attachment or origin of body part |
| distal | farther from point of attachment or origin of body part |
| superficial (external) | towards body's surface |
| deep | away from body's surface |