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Directional & Body
Directional terms and body planes
Question | Answer |
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Anterior | toward the front of the body |
caudal | inferior / towards the feet |
coronal | divides the body into anterior and posterior |
cranial | superior / towards the head |
deep | further away from the body surface |
distal | further away from where the appendage meets the body trunk |
dorsal | towards the back of the body |
frontal | divides the body into anterior and posterior |
inferior | away from the head |
lateral | further away from the midline |
medial | closer to the midline |
midline | vertically cuts the body in half |
midsagittal | sagittal plane that lies on the midline |
posterior | towards the back of the body / dorsal |
proximal | closest to where the appendages attach to the body trunk |
sagittal | vertical cuts / divides the body into right and left |
superficial | closest to the body surface |
superior | towards the head |
transverse | horizontal cuts that divide the body into superior and inferior |
ventral | towards the front of the body / anterior |