Body Planes Flashcards
What are the body planes
Sagittal Midsagittal Frontal Transverse Oblique
What are the directional terms
Superior/inferior Anterior/posterior Medial/lateral Intermediate Proximal Distal Superficial/deep
What is anterior
Toward or at the front of the body
In front of
What is inferior
Away from the head or to the lower part of the body
What is posterior
Toward or at the back end of the body
What is medial
Toward or at the midlinen of the body.
On the inner side
What is lateral
Away from the midline of the body
On the inner side
What is intermediate
Between a more medial and more lateral structure
What is proxmial
Closer to the origin of the body part or point of attachment to the trunk
What is diatal
Farther from the origin of a body part or the attachment to the trunk
What is superficial
Toward or at the body surface
What is superior
Toward the head end or upper part of the structure/body
ABOVE
What is deep
Away from the body surface
More internal
The head is ________ to the abdomen
Superior
The lungs are more _______ to the skin
Deep
