40A - Lab - Exercise #1 Flashcards
Inferior
Toward feet
Superior
Toward head
Anterior (Ventral)
Part of body that moves forward
Posterior (dorsal)
Part of body that moves back
Medial
Toward or on midline
Lateral
Away from the midline
Ipsilateral
Structures on same side of body
Contralateral
Structures on opposite side of body
Proximal
Nearer to point of attachment of limb to trunk
Distal
Farther from point of attachment of limb to trunk
Superficial
Closer to outside of body
Deep
Closer to inner part of body
Midsagittal plane
Divides body to equal right and left sections
Parasagittal
Divides into unequal left and right sections
Frontal (coronal) plane
Divides into anterior and posterior sections
Transverse plane (cross-section)
Divides body into superior and inferior sections