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Body Planes and Directions
Terms out ofWCCCD Anatomy Lab book
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Anatomy
02/17/2009
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Lateral
 Definition
Toward the side
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Medial
 Definition
Away from side
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Anterior
 Definition
Toward the front of body
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Posterior
 Definition
Toward the back of the body
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Superior
 Definition
Toward the top of the body
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Inferior
 Definition
Toward the bottom of the body
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Ventral
 Definition
Along the belly surface of the body
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Proximal
 Definition
Toward the trunk
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Distal
 Definition
Away from the trunk
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Visceral
 Definition
Toward an internal organ
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Parietal
 Definition
Toward the wall
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Deep
 Definition
Away from the surface
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Superficial
 Definition
Toward the surface
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Sagittal/Lateral Plane
 Definition
divides the body into right and left regions
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Midsagittal Plane
 Definition
Divides the body into equal right and left regions.
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Frontal/Coronal Plane
 Definition
This plane divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) regions.
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Horizontal/Transverse Plane
 Definition
This plane divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) regions.