Anatomical planes and positional terms
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| midsagittal | vertical plane along the mid line that separates left from right
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| parasagittal | vertical plane that separates left from right into unequal sides
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| transverse | vertical plane that separates cranial and caudal sections
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| frontal (coronal) | horizontal plane that separates dorsal and ventral sections
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| cranial/ anterior | toward head region
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| caudal/ posterior | away from head; toward tail
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| dorsal/ superior | toward organism's back; generally upper surface
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| ventral/ inferior | toward organism's belly; generally lower surface
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| rostral | region around nasal area
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| anal | region around digestive system's exit from the body
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| proximal | toward body's trunk; closer to point of origin
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| distal | away from body's trunk; further from the point of origin
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| medial | nearer to mid line of the body or mid line of a structure
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| lateral | farther from the mid line of the body or the mid line of a structure
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| superficial | toward or on surface of the body or surface of a structure
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| deep | toward center of body or center of structure
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| parietal | pertaining to or forming the outer wall of a body cavity
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| visceral | pertaining to the covering of an organ within ventral body cavity
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