First week Flashcards
Transverse Plane
Divides the body into lower and upper
Frontal Plane
Divides the body into front and back.
Median(Midsagittal place)
divides the body into left and right
Superior
structures closest to the topmost point of the cranium; upper or above
inferior
toward the feet; lower or below
posterior(dorsal)
Back of the body; further to the back (in back of)
anterior (ventral)
Front of the body; further to the front (in front of)
Medial
towards the midline of the body
lateral
away from the midline; toward the side of the body
Proximal
closer to the axial body
distal
further away from the axial body
Axial body
consists of the head, neck, and trunk
Appendicular
consist of the limbs, (사지) excluding the axial body from our body part
Superficial
closer to the surface of the body
deep
further from the surface of the body.