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Directional Terms and Planes Flashcards

Body Planes and Sections and Directional Terms of the Body

1
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Toward the head

A

Superior (Cephalad)

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2
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toward the feet

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Inferior (Caudal)

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3
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Belly Side

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Anterior (Ventral)

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4
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Back side

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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5
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nearer the trunk or attached end

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proximal

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6
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farther from the trunk or point of attachment

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distal

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7
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toward or at the body surface

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superficial (external)

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8
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away from the body surface

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deep (internal)

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9
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vertical plane dividing the body left and right sides

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median (midsagittal) plane

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10
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vertical plane dividing the body front and back

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frontal (coronal) plane

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11
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horizontal plane dividing the body top and bottom

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transverse plane

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