Lab module 1: Exercise 1 activity 2+3: directional terms and planes

The sternum is ______________ to the vertebrae.

Anterior

The nose is ___________ and __________ to the eyes.

inferior, medial

The heart is ______________ to the lungs

Medial

The wrist is ______________ to the arm

Distal

The wrist is ______________ to the arm

Ipsilateral

The skin is ______________ to the bones

Superficial

1

Superior

2

posterior/dorsal

3

anterior/ventral

4

proximal

5

distal

6

inferior

Superior

Above, ex: the head is superior to the neck

Inferior

Below, ex: the knee is inferior to the sternum

Anterior/Ventral

closer to the front of the body, ex: the ribs are anterior to the spine

Posterior/Dorsal

closer to the back of the body, ex:the glutes are posterior to the digits of the feet

Medial

closer to the midline of the body, ex: the nose is medial to the eyes

Lateral

farther from the midline of the body, ex: the elbow is lateral to the heart

ipsilateral

on the same side of the body, ex: the right arm and right leg are ipsilateral to eachother

contralateral

on the opposite side of the body: the eyes are contralateral to each other

Proximal

closer to the point of origin/attachment, ex: the elbow is proximal to the wrist

Distal

Farther from the point of origin/attachment, ex: the small intestine is distal to the stomach

Superficial

closer to the surface of the body, ex: the skin is superficial to the muscles

Deep

deeper/farther from the surface of the body, ex: the muscles are deep to the skin

1

Frontal/coronal plane

2

oblique plane

3

transverse/horizontal/axial plane

4

Parasaggital Plane

5

Midsaggital Plane

6

Longitudinal section

7

Cross section

a

midsaggital cut

b

transverse cut

c

frontal cut