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Body planes and anatomical directions
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labeling body planes and the anatomical directions
Terms in this set (11)
Midsagittal
the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
Frontal
the plane dividing the body into equal anterior and posterior
Transverse
divides the body into upper and lower halves. Superior and inferior
Anterior (ventral)
the front plane of the body
Distal
farthest from point of attachment (limbs)
Inferior
away from the head toward the lower part of a body. (Abdomen down)
Lateral
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body.
Medial
dividing into right and left halves
Posterior (Dorsal)
back of the body
Proximal
closer to the origin of the body part or attachment of a limb
Superior
closer to the head above the abdominal area
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