Directional terms and planes Flashcards by Tomi Ellis | Brainscape

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Superior

A

Towards head or upper

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Inferior

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Away from head or lower

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Posterior

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Back

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Anterior

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Front

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Medial

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Near the middle or midline

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Lateral

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Further away from midline

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Ipsilateral

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On same side of body

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Contralateral

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Opposite side of body

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Proximal

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Near attachment of limb

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Distal

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Further away from attachment of limb

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Midsagittal

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Two equal halves (vertically)

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Parasagittal

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Unequal sides (left and right) (vertical)

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Frontal

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Divides body into anterior and posterior

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Transverse

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Divides body into upper and lower (superior and inferior)

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Oblique

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Passes through the body at an oblique angle

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