Planes And Directional Terms Terms List 1 Flashcards by Megan Wassick | Brainscape

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Saggital

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Down the middle, left/right

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Coronal/frontal

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Cut in middle, front/back

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Transverse

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Cut in middle, top/bottom

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Oblique

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Divides body at angle

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Superior

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Above something / closer to head

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Inferior

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Below something / closer to feet

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Anterior/ventral

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Toward the front

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Posterior/dorsal

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Toward the back

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Medial

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Closer to the midline

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Intermediate

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Between two structures

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Lateral

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Further from the midline

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Proximal

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Higher on body (arms and legs)

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Distal

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Lower on body (arms and legs)

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