Body Planes Flashcards
0
Q
Frontal/Coronal
A
Divided body into front & back portions.
1
Q
Sagittal
A
Vertical splitting body into left & right sides.
2
Q
Transverse
A
Horizontal that divides body into upper & lower portions.
3
Q
Superior/Cephalic
A
Toward the head or above another structure.
4
Q
Inferior/Caudal
A
Toward the feet or tail; below another structure.
5
Q
Anterior/Ventral
A
Toward the front or belly-side of the body.
6
Q
Posterior/Dorsal
A
Toward the back or spinal cord side of the body.
7
Q
Lateral
A
Side
8
Q
Proximal
A
Nearer to the point of attachment to the body.
9
Q
Distal
A
Farther away from the point of attachment to the body.
10
Q
Dorsal Cavities
A
Cranial & spinal cavities.
11
Q
Ventral Cavities
A
Thoracic cavity & abdominopelvic cavity
12
Q
Supine
A
Body lying horizontally & facing upward
13
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Prone
A
Body lying horizontally & facing downward
