Planes & Directions (Chapter1) Flashcards by Kaylyn Sunda | Brainscape

Q

frontal plane

A

divides body into front and back

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transverse plane

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divides body into top and bottom

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sagittal plane

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divides body into left and right (on the sides)

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midsagittal plane

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divides body right down the middle (left and right)

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Q

superior

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toward the head/ top

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cephalic

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refers to the head

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inferior

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below

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caudal

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toward the tail

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anterior

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toward the front

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ventral

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belly side (quadrupeds, fish)

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posterior

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back/backside/behind

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dorsal

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back/top (quadrupeds, fish)

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medial

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toward the middle/center

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lateral

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near the side

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proximal

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closer to the origin (on a limb)

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distal

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farther form the origin (on a limb)