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Anatomical Planes

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Superficial (external)   Toward or at the body surface (skin is superifical to the skeletal muscles  
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Deep (internal)   Away from the body surface (lungs are deep to the skin)  
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Ipsilateral   On the same side (right hand and right foot)  
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Contralateral   On opposite sides (right hand and left foot)  
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Coronal (frontal) plane   Lies vertically and divides body into anterior and posterior parts  
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Median (midsagittal) plane   Specific sagittal plane that lies vertically in the midline (dividing the left and right into equal halves)  
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Parasagittal plane   Sagittal plane that lies vertically but does NOT go through the midline (meaning it cuts the body into two UNEQUAL halves)  
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Transverse plane   Horizontally divides body into superior and inferior parts  
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