Directional terms & body planes VOCAB (week 9)
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anterior
in front of or front
posterior
in behind of or behind
ventral
towards the front of the body
dorsal
towards the back of the body
distal
away or farthest away from the trunk or the point of origin of the body part
proximal
closer or towards the trunk or the point of origin of the body part
median
midline of the body
medial
towards the median
lateral
away from median
superior
towards the top of the head
inferior
towards the feet
external
towards the surface; superficial
internal
away from the surface; deep
frontal
towards the top of the brain
occipital
towards the back of the brain
coronal plane
vertical plane dividing the body into anterior & posterior parts
sagittal plane
vertical plane dividing the body into unequal left & right parts
median plane
vertical plane passing through the midline of the body, dividing it into equal left & right parts
transverse plane
horizontal plane dividing the body into superior & inferior parts
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