The Body | Anatomical |Anterior & Posterior body view

sagittal plane

• vertical plane

• divides body into right and left sections 

• cut along this plane gives sagittal section

Mid-saggital

Line through umbilicus ( center of stomach), divides body into R & L haves

Lateral

Towards side

Proximal

Nearer to trunk ( a limb) or to the point of orgin ( an organ)

Coronal

• vertical plane

• Divides body in anterior (FRONT) and posterior (BACK)

• cut along this plane gives a coronal or frontal section

transverse plane

• horizontal plane

• divides body into upper and lower sections

• cut along this plane gives a transverse section

oblique 

• diagonal plane

• divides body at an angle

Anterior

-Towards front

Ventral

Towards Belly side

Posterior

Towards back side

Dorsal

Towards vertebrate

Cephalic

Head

Cranial

Skull

Frontal

Forehead

Buccal

Cheek

Mental

Chin

Otic

Ear

Cervical

Neck

Sternal

Breast bone

Mammary

Breast

Anti-cubical

Front elbow

Coxal

Hip

Tarsal

ankle

Digits of phalanges

Fingers and toes, (fingers are sometimes just phalanges..).

Femoral

Thigh

Patellar

Knee

Cural

lower leg

superior

above, toward the top

medial

towards middle

distal

further from the trunk ( a limb) or the point of origin (an organ)

inferior

below, toward bottom

caudal

toward the feet

orbital

eye socket

nasal

nose

axillary

underarm

brachial

arm

antecubital

front elbow

umbilical

naval

antebrachial

forearm

carpal 

wrist

palmer

palms

facial

Face

Thoracic

chest

abdominal

abdomen

pelvic

pelvis

inguinal

groin

pubic

genitals

occipital

base of skull

acromial

shoulder

scapular

shoulder blade

dorsum

back

vertebral

backbone

olecranial

back of elbow

lumbar

low back

sacral

between hips

manus

hand

phalanges

fingers

gluteal

butt

popliteal 

back of knee

sural

calf

plantar

sole

upper extremity

arm

lower extremity

leg

calcaneal

heel