Directional Terms and Planes Flashcards by Devon Palmer

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Anterior/Ventral

A

toward the front

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Posterior/Dorsal

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Toward the back

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Superior

A

Towards the head

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Inferior

A

towards the legs

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Superficial

A

towards the surface

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Deep

A

within the body

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Proximal

A

closer to the body cavity

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Distal

A

Further from the body cavity

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Medial

A

towards the middle

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Lateral

A

towards the side

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Supine

A

face upwards

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Prone

A

face downwards

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Sagittal Plane

A

divides the body into left and right parts

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Midsagittal

A

equal right and left half

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Transverse

A

Horizontal cut

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Frontal/Coronal

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cuts and separates anterior/posterior