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Directional Terms
Planes of the body and Directional Terms
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03/05/2013

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Term
Afferent
Definition
directed toward the center
Term
Efferent
Definition
directed away from the center
Term

Anterior

 

Definition
situated in front of or in the forward part of a structure
Term
Posterior
Definition
situated behind or in the back of a structure
Term
Distal
Definition
remote(farther from the point of origin than whatever is being compared
Term
Proximal
Definition
nearest; closer to the point of origin
Term
Central
Definition
situated at or near the center
Term
Inferior
Definition
situated below or directed downward
Term
Superior
Definition
situated above or directed upward
Term
External
Definition
outside
Term
Internal
Definition
inside
Term
Lateral
Definition
away from the midline; pertaining to a side
Term
Medial
Definition
pertaining to the middle
Term
Ventral
Definition

toward the front surface of the body

(means the same as anterior)

Term
Dorsal
Definition

toward the back surface of the body

(means the same as posterior)

Term
Plantar
Definition
refering to the sole of the foot
Term
Vertical Planes
Definition

midline (midsaggital plane)

coronal plane/frontal plane

Term
Horizontal planes
Definition
traverse plane
Term
Midline plane(midsaggital plane)
Definition
vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves.
Term
Coronal plane/frontal plane
Definition
divides the body into front (anterior)and back (posterior) halves.
Term
Transverse plane
Definition
the horizontal plane divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions.
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