Lecture 1 Flashcards
Sagittal Plane divides body into..
Left and right parts
Medial plane is also called
Midsagittal Plane
Parasagittal Plane divides the body into..
2 unequal left and right parts
Midsagittal Plane divides the body into…
Equal left and right parts
Frontal Plane divides the body into…
Front and back portions.
Frontal Plane divides body into..
front half and back half
(anterior & posterior)
Transverse Plane divides body into..
(horizontally)
into upper and lower portions
Oblique Plane is a division that…
passes anywhere through the body at an angle
Frontal Plane is also known as..
Coronal Plane
Opposite of Medial?
Lateral
Opposite of Distal?
Proximal
Opposite of Deep?
Superficial
Proximal means..
closer to the centre/trunk
Distal means..
further away from the centre/trunk
Medial means..
toward the midline
Lateral means..
away from the midline
Superior means..
Higher
Inferior means..
Lower
The terms superior and inferior are never used for what part of the anatomy?
The limbs
Superficial means..
closer to the surface
Deep means..
Away from the body surface; more internal
Intermediate means..
between medial and lateral
Ipsilateral means..
on the same side of the body as another structure
Contralateral means..
on the opposite side of the body from another structure