Planes and Directions Flashcards
Sagittal or Longitudinal planes
Vertical slice that separates the body into sides.
Midline or Midsagittal or Median
Vertical slice that separates the body exactly into right and left halves.
Horizontal or Axial or Transverse plane
Horizontal slices
Frontal or Coronal plane
Vertical slice that separates the body into front and back parts.
Limbs
Arm and leg
Attachments
Arm attaches to the shoulder; Leg attaches at the hip
Laterality
“side”
Right
Corresponds to Sagittal or longitudinal plane
Towards the patients right
Left
Corresponds to Sagittal or longitudinal plane
Towards the patients left
Medial
Corresponds to Midline or midsagittal or median
Towards the midline
Lateral
Corresponds to Midline or midsagittal or median
Away from the midline
Superior
Corresponds to Horizontal or Axial or Transverse Plane
Towards the top of the head
Inferior
Corresponds to Horizontal or Axial or Transverse Plane
Towards the bottom of the feet
Anterior
Corresponds to frontal or coronal plane
Towards the front of the body
Posterior
Corresponds to frontal or coronal plane
Towards the back of the body