Anatomical Directions Flashcards
Anatomic Position
Standing upright with feet parallel and on the floor, head level and facing foward, arms by your side and palm facing foward
Section
An actual cut or slice through a structure or a removed piece
Plane
Hypothetical plane passing through the body
Coronal or frontal plane
The plane splitting the body into a front and back
The plane splitting the body into a front and back
Coronal or frontal plane
Anterior
Foward of a coronal plane
Foward of a coronal plane
Anterior
Posterior
Back from a coronal plane
Back from a coronal plane
Posterior
Transverse plane
A plane splitting the body into a top and bottom
A plane splitting the body into a top and bottom
Transverse plane
Superior
Up from a transverse plane
Up from a transverse plane
Superior
Inferior
Down from a transverse plane
Down from a transverse plane
Inferior
Sagittal plane
A plane splitting the body into a left and right
A plane splitting the body into a left and right
Sagittal plane
Midsagittal or Median Sagittal Plane
A plane splitting the body into equal left and right halves
A plane splitting the body into equal left and right halves
Midsagittal or Median Sagittal Plane
Medial
Further towards the midsagittal plane
Further towards the midsagittal plane
Medial
Lateral
Further away from the midsagittal plane
Further away from the midsagittal plane
Lateral
Proximal
Towards the trunk of a limb
