Directional Terms Flashcards
Define Axial part
Main axis of body. Head, neck and trunk
Define appendicular part
appendages or limbs of body
Define ‘sagittal’ plane
vertical line dividing body into right and left parts.
a midline that is off-centre is called what?
parasaggital plane
Define frontal plane
Vertical line dividing body into anterior and posterier (front and back)
Define Transverse plane
divided body into superior and inferior parts (top and bottom)
The toso is XXX to the knee
superior
The navel is XXX to the chin
inferior
The breastbone is XXX to the spine
anterior
‘in front of’
The heart is XXX to the breastbone
posterior
‘behind’
The heart is XXX to the arm
media
‘on the inner side of’
The arms are XXX to the chest
lateral
‘on the outer side of’
The collarbone is XXX between breastbone and shoulder
intermediate
Between a medial and lateral structure
The elbow is XXX to the wristbone
proximal
‘closer to the point of attachment to trunk’
The knee is XXX to the thigh
distal
‘farther from the point of attachment to trunk’
