Brain Imaging Flashcards
Front to back of brain imaging plane?
Coronal
Plane of brain section- from “side to side”?
Sagittal
Top to bottom brain imaging plane?
Axial
Term of direction of the body- think above
Superior
Term of direction of the body- think above
Dorsal
Term of direction of the body- think below
Inferior
Term of direction of the body- think below
Ventral
Term of direction of the body- think in front
Anterior
Term of direction of the body- think in front
Rostal
Term of direction of the body- think in back
Posterior
Term of direction of the body- think in back
Caudal
Term of direction of the body- closer in distance to a relative reference point
Proximal
Term of direction of the body- further away in distance to a relative distance from a reference point
Distal
Close to the midline
Medial
Further away from midline
Lateral
Opposite side (from the reference point)
Contralateral
Same side (as the reference point)
Ipsilateral
