Anatomical Position, Planes and Terms Flashcards
Supine
Face up
Prone
Face down
Median plane
Slicing through centre of head down to toes vertically, down the precise centre
Sagittal plane
Slicing through nose from the front to the back, separting the left and right sides of the body
Frontal (coronal) plane
Slicing through the body from left arm to right arm, separating the front and back of the body
Transverse (axial) plane
Slicing through middle of the body, dividing into top and bottom half
Superficial
Nearer to surface
Intermediate
Between a superficial and a deep structure
Deep
Farther from surface
Medial
Nearer to medial plane
Lateral
Farther from median plane
Posterior (dorsal)
Nearer to back
Inferior (caudal)
Nearer to feet
Anterior (ventral)
Nearer to front
Distal
Farther from trunk or point of origin (eg. of a limb)