Terms of Position, Direction, and Planes Bio Quiz

Cranial

above

think head is above

superior

above

anterior

front of the body

ventral

front of the body

posterior

back of body

dorsal

back

think dorsal fin

medial

toward the midline

think meidan

lateral

away from the midline

proximal

Closer to the point

distal

farther from point

think distant

caudal

toward the tail (for humans feet)

think below

inferior

toward the tail (for humans feet)

think below

superficial

near the surface

(superficial would be surface level person)

deep

away from the surface

(think deep into)

ipsilateral

on the same side of the body

contralateral

on the opposite side of the body

Median Plane

divides the body into equal left and right halves

vertical even divison left and right

sagittal plane

vertical uneven divison left and right

coronal plane

vertical even front and back division

transverse plane/ cross section

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

think superior and inferior