Week 1 - DIRECTIONAL TERMS & PLANES OF MOTION

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Anterior (ventral)

closer to front of body

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Posterior (dorsal)

closer to back of body

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Medial

closer to bodys midline

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lateral

further from bodys midline

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superior (rostral)

closer to the head, further from the feet

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inferior (caudal)

further from the head, closer to the feet

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deep

further from the bodys surface

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superficial

closer to bodys surface

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proximal

closer to origin of structure

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distal

further from origin of structure

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Frontal (coronal)

divides body into anterior & posterior portions

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Sagittal

divides body into left & right (not 100% equal though)

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Mid-sagittal

divides body into equal left & right portions

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transverse

divides body into superior & inferior portions

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oblique

divides the body at any angle other than horizontal