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Direct.Terms-Modu. I

Terms describing the relationship of body parts with respect to body

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Define SUPERIOR closer to the head or cranial region
define INFERIOR farther away from the head or towards the caudal region
define ANTERIOR toward the front of the body or the ventral region
define POSTERIOR toward the back of the body or the dorsal region
define MEDIAL towards the midline of the body
define LATERAL away from the midline of the body
define PROXIMAL closer in poximity to the trunk or point of attachment to the axial portion of body
define DISTAL at a distance to the trunk or further from the attachment to the axcial portion of the body
define SUPERFICIAL towards the surface of the body
define DEEP toward the inside of the body and away from the body surface
define SAGITTAL PLANE dividing the body into left and right sections in which forward and backward movements of the body occur
define ANTEROPOSTERIOR PLANE another name for SAGITTAL plane and its definition
define CORONAL PLANE another name for FRONTAL plane and its defintion
define FRONTAL PLANE divides the body into anterior and posterior halves along which lateral movements of the body occur
define TRANSVERSE PLANE divides the body into superior and inferior halves along which horizontal body movements occur when body is in anatomical position
define MEDIOLATERAL AXIS the axis perpendicular to the saggital plane; also known as the frontal-horizontal axis
define ANTEROPOSTERIOR AXIS the axis around which rotation in the frontal plane occurs; also known as the sagittal-horizontal axis
define LONGITUDINAL AXIS the axis around which transverse plane rotation occurs; also known as the vertical axis
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