Anatomical Directions

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Directions for the body as well as the brain

Neuroscience

anatomy

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Last updated 3:49 PM on 7/27/26
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Cranial (anterior)

Towards the head

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Caudal (posterior)

Towards the tail

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Rostral

Towards the nose

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Dorsal

Towards the back

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Ventral

Towards the front

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Superior

Towards the head

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Inferior

Towards the feet

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Medial

Towards the midline

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Lateral

away from the midline

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Proximal

close to the body Distal

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Distal

Away from the body

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Ipsilateral

same side

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Contralateral

Different sides

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Sagittal Plane

divides the body into left and right

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Coronal Plane

Divides the brain into anterior and posterior and the body into superior and inferior

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Transverse Plane

divides the body into lower and upper halves