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transverse plane

cross section

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sagittal plane

plane parallel to midline

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frontal plane

section made parallel to belly and back along entire length of organism

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caudal/posterior

away from the head

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cranial/anterior

toward the head

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dorsal

toward the back

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ventral

toward the belly

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rostral

anterior to the head

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midline

imaginary line down the middle of the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the organism

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medial

toward the midline

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lateral

toward the side

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proximal

toward the point of attachment/origin

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distal

away from the point of attachment/origin