Anatomical directions
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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coronal (frontal) plane | divides body into front and back sections
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sagittal plane | divides body into right and left sections
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midsagittal plane | divides body into equal right and left planes
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anterior (ventral) | front of the body
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posterior (dorsal) | back of the body
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supine position | face up
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prone position | face down
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medial | toward the midline from side of body
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lateral | moving from the midline toward side of the body
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transverse plane | divides body into top and bottom sections
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superior | upper half of body
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inferior | lower half of body
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cephalad | moving toward the head superiorly
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caudad | moving toward the tail bone inferiorly
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distal | toward the end of a limb from trunk of the body
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proximal | from the end of a limb toward trunk of a body
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superficial (external) | on surface of the body
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deep (internal) | below the surface of the body (inside the body)
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