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Anatomical language Flashcards

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Sagital plane

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Plane runs front to back (separating side to side)

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Transverse plane

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Plane runs horizontally (separating top from bottom)

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Coronal plane

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Plane runs from ear to ear (separating front from back)

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Cranial

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Towards the top

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Ventral

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Towards the front

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Dorsal

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Towards the back

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Caudal

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Towards the bottom

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Rostral

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Directed towards the nose or head (towards the anterior in a transverse section of brain; otherwise towards the superior of the body)

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Caudal

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Towards the ‘tail’ or feet (towards the posterior in a transverse section of the brain, otherwise inferior)

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