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Body Planes & Directions
08-17-15
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Anatomy
12th Grade
08/17/2015

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Term
Median or Midsagittal
Definition
The midline plane dividing the body into left/right halves
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Sagittal
Definition
The plane dividing the body into unequal left and right parts and parallel to the median plane. The terms medial and lateral relate to this plane.
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Coronal or Frontal
Definition
The plane dividing the body into equal/unequal front and back parts. The terms anterior/posterior relate to this plane.
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Transverse or Cross Horizontal
Definition
The horizontal plane divides the body into upper (cranial) and lower (caudal) parts. Cross or transverse sections are perpendicular to the long axis of the body or other structure and may not be horizontal.
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Cranial or Superior
Definition
These terms refer to a structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure or the body.
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Anterior or Ventral
Definition
These terms refer to a structure being more in front than another structure in the body.
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Posterior or Dorsal
Definition
These terms refer to a structure being more in back than another structure in the body.
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Medial
Definition
This term refers to a structure that is closer to the median plane than another structure in the body.
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Lateral
Definition
This term refers to a structure that is further away from the median plane than another structure in the body.
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Proximal
Definition
Employed only w/ reference to the limbs, this term refers to a structure being closer to the median plane or root of the limb than another structure in the limb.
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Distal
Definition
Employed only w/ reference to the limbs, this term refers to a structure being further away from the median plane or the root of the limb than another structure in the limb.
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Caudal or Inferior
Definition
These terms refer to a structure being closer to the feet or the lower part of the body than another structure in the body.
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Superficial
Definition
This term is synonymous w/ external; closer to the surface of the body.
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Deep
Definition
This term is synonymous w/ internal; further away from the surface.
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Ipsilateral
Definition
This term means "on the same side".
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Contralateral
Definition
This term means "on the opposite side".
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