dental vocab 1
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| Anatomic Nomenclature | the system of names for anatomic structures
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| Anterior | front of an area in relationship to the entire body
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| Posterior | back of an area in relationship to the entire body
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| Ventral | directed toward the anterior
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| dorsal | directed towards the posterior
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| superior | an area that faces toward the head and away from the feet
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| inferior | any area that faces away from the head and toward the feet
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| Apex | or tip is the pointed end of a conical structure
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| midsaggital plane or median plane | divides the body into equal right anad left halves
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| saggital plane | divides the body parallel to the midsagittal plane
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| coronal plane or frontal plane | divides the body at any level into anterior and posterior parts
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| transversal plane or axial plane | divides the body at any level hoizontally into superior and inferior parts
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| median | a structure located at the midsagittal plane or median plane
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| medial | an area closer to the midsagittal plane or median plane of the body or structure within the body or structure as a whole
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| mesial | of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that is next to the tooth in front of it or that is closest to the middle of the front of the jaw
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| lateral | an area farther from the midsagittal plane or median plane of the body or structure
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| proximal | an area farther from the midsagittal plane or median plane
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| distal | an area farther from the midsagittal plane or median plane in dentistry: of, relating to, or being the surface of a tooth that us next to the tooth behind it or that is farthest from he middle of the front of the jaw
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| contralateral | a structure on the opposite side of side of the body
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| superficial | a structure located toward the surface
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| deep | a structure located inward away from the body
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| internal | the inner side of the wall of a hollow structure
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| external | the outer side of the wall of a hollow structure
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| midsagittal section or medial section | a division by the midsagittal plane
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| sagittal section | a division by any sagittal plane
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| coronal section or frontal section | a division by any coronal plane
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| transverse section or axial section | a division by any transverse plane
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