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Ap-2
Planes
Question | Answer |
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Transverse Plane | plane dividing the body horizontally into upper and lower sections |
Frontal Plane | plane dividing the body verically into anterior and posterior sections |
Coronal Plane | plane dividing the head into anterior and posterior sections |
Midsagittal Plane | lengthwise plane dividing the body into two equal halves |
Drectional Orientation | refers to the particular new you see of a person,face or the back of the head |
Directional Plane | descrbes the way the body can be divided into parts for newing surface features or internale structures |
Medial | nearest to the middle of the body |
Lateral | furthest from the middle of the body |
Superior (cranial) (cephalic) | nearest to the head |
Inferior (caudal) | any part that is below another |
Posterior (dorsal) | towards the back |
Anterior (ventral) | looking directly at a persons face |
Proximal | any body part located near an attachment point |
Distal | specifically means any body part located far from an attachment point, hand is distal to shoulder |
Sagittal Plane | lengthwise plane dividing the body into right and left |