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Anatomical Plane Flashcards

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median plane

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A vertical plane through the midline of the body, reaching the surface in front and behind. This plane divides the body into symmetrical right and left halves, except for a few unpaired visceral organs (midline of the body; midsagittal plane)

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Sagittal planes

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Other vertical planes parallel to the median plane

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coronal plane

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any plane at right angles to the vertical planes that divide the body into front and back (Frontal plane)

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transverse section

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any section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the part of the body being studied (cross-section)

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Anterior

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nearer the front of the body (ventral)

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posterior

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nearer the back of the body (dorsal)

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medial

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Nearer the median plane

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lateral

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farther from the median plane

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Superior

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neared the head (cranial; cephalic)

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inferior

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nearer the feet

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rostral

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nearer the beak, nearer the cerebrum

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caudal

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nearer the coccygeal region

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superficial

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nearer the surface

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deep

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farther from the surface

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proximal

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nearer the trunk or near of the point of attachment

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distal

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farther from the trunk or farther from the point of attachment

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ipsilateral

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refers to the same side of the body

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contralateral

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refers to the opposite side of the body

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external

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towards or on the exterior

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internal

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towards or in the interior

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central

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nearer to or toward the center

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peripheral

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farther or away from the center

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parietal

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Pertaining to the external wall of the body cavity

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visceral

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pertaining to the covering of an organ

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