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Ap-2
Planes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |