Anatomy and Phisiology

Stagittal Plane cut

divides the body down the middle (along the spine)

Transverse cut

divides the body in half horizontally

Coronal cut

divides the body in half (anterior front, posterior back)

Anatomical postion

standing up, face forward, arms at side, palms facing forward

Superior (cranial)

neck up

Inferior

neck down

Medial

middle

Lateral

outside

Proximal

closer to (body part)

Distal

farther from (body part)

Dorsal

back portion of the body

Ventral

front of the body

Anterior

front of the body, or direction towards the front of the body

Prsoterior

back side of the body, or direction toward the back of the body

Superficial

at the surface

Deep

below the surface

Axial position

head, neck, spine

appenaicular portion

arms, legs,

Supine

ventral side (belly) up

Prone

ventral side (belly) down