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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abdominal | anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs |
| axial region | head, neck, and trunk |
| trunk | thorax, abdomen, and pelvis |
| thorax | chest |
| perineum | around the anus |
| appendicular region | limbs/appendages/extremities |
| superior(cranial) | above; toward head |
| inferior (caudal) | below; toward lower part of a structure |
| anterior (ventral) | in front of, front of body |
| posterior (dorsal) | behind, back of the body |
| medial | midline of body, inner side of |
| lateral | away from midline, outer side of |
| proximal | closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
| distal | farther from the origin of the body part |
| superficial (external) | toward or at the body surface |
| deep (internal) | away from body surface, more internal |
| ipsilateral | on the same side |
| contralateral | on opposite sides |
| frontal (coronal) plane | vertical; anterior and posterior division |
| transverse (horizontal) plane | horizontal; superior and inferior division |
| sagittal planes | vertical; right and left parts |
| median plane/ midsagittal plane | lies exactly in the midline; vertical, left right division |
| parasagittal planes | offset form the midline |
| cephalad (cranial) | toward head ....humans-superior, animals-anterior |
| caudal | toward tail.... humans-inferior, animals-posterior |
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