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Body Planes & Cav.

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Term
Definition
Superior (cephalad)   above  
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Inferior (caudal)   below  
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Anterior   front  
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Medial   towards the midline  
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Cephalad   towards the head  
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Caudal   towards the tail  
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Dorsal   backside  
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Ventral   bellyside  
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Proximal   nearer the trunk  
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Distal   farther from the trunk  
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Lateral   away from midline  
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Posterior   back  
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Superficial ( external)   toward or at the body surface  
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Deep (internal)   away from the body  
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Sagittal Plane   divides the body into left and rights parts  
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Median / Midsagittal Plane   divides body into equal parts  
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Parasagittal Plane   not evenly divided  
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Frontal/ Coronal Plane   anterior and posterior  
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Transverse Plane   top and bottom half  
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Spinal   near the spine and spinal cord  
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Abdominal   around the abdomen  
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Pelvic   around the pelvis  
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Thoracic   around the chest  
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Derm(o)   skin  
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Derm(a)   skin  
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Dermat(o)   skin  
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Cutane(o)   skin layer  
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Pil(o)   hair  
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Trich(o)   hair  
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Onych(o)   nail  
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Oste-   bones  
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Oss-   bones  
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Ost-   bones  
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Chondr   Cartilage  
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Arthr-   Joints  
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Myel   Bone Marrow  
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My   muscle  
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fasci   fascia  
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ten,tend,tendin   tendon  
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encephal   brain  
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neur   nerves  
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myelo   spinal cord  
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acoust   hearing / ear  
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ot(o)   hearing -ear  
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ocul   sight/eye  
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opthalm   sight/ eye  
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