planes of the body
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Frontal (coronal) Plane | Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions. |
| Sagittal (lateral) plane | lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides |
| Transcerse plane | Horizontal plane running acroos the body parallel to the ground (cuts them in half) |
| Anterior (ventral) | Front surface of the body |
| Posterior (dorsal) | The back side of the body |
| Deep | Away from the surface |
| Superficial | on the the surface |
| proximal | near the point of attachment |
| Distal | Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure. |
| inferior | below another structure (or the bottom) |
| superior | above another structure (or the top) |
| Medial | pertaining to the middle (the inside of your thigh |
| lateral | pertaining to the side (outer thigh) |
| Supine | laying on your back with tummy up |
| Prone | Lying on your belly booty up |
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