Directional Terms Flashcards by Katy Mendoza | Brainscape

Q

saggital plane

A

split in the middle left and right

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transverse plane

A

horizontal

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coronal (frontal) plane

A

front and back

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posterior

A

back

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anterior

A

front

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lateral

A

away from the midline

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medial

A

close to the midline

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superficial

A

surface

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deep

A

further from the surface

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superior

A

close to the head or above

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inferior

A

away from the head or below

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proximal

A

close to the origin

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distal

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away from the origin

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