Body Planes Amd Postions Flashcards
1
Q
The body is facing up
A
Supine postion
2
Q
Body is lying down
A
Prone position
3
Q
At or near the front of the body
A
Anterior view (posterior)
4
Q
At or near the back of the body
A
Posterior view (anterior)
5
Q
The line that divides the body in halves
A
Midline
6
Q
Near midline
A
Medial
7
Q
Away from midline
A
Lateral
8
Q
Toward head and further from the feet
A
Superior view
9
Q
Situated nearer to the feet and farther from the head
A
Inferior view
10
Q
away from the surface of the body
A
Deep
11
Q
closer to the surface of the body
A
Superficial 
12
Q
further from the origination of a structure
A
Distal
13
Q
Nearer to the origintation of a structure
A
proximal
14
Q
divides the body into front and back portions
A
Frontal plane
15
Q
divides the body into superior and inferior portions
A
Transverse plane
