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Planes and directional terms
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/10/2014

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SAGITTAL PLANE
Definition
DIVIDES THE BODY INTO LEFT AND RIGHT HALVES. MIDSAGITTAL IS WHEN THE PLANE RUNS STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDLINE.
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FRONT PLANE (CORONAL)
Definition
DIVIDES THE BODY INTO FRONT AND BACK PORTIONS.
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
Definition
DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UPPER AND LOWER PARTS.
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SUPERIOR
Definition
CLOSER TO THE HEAD
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INFERIOR
Definition
CLOSER TO THE FEET
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POSTERIOR
Definition
TOWARD THE BACK OF THE BODY
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ANTERIOR
Definition
TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE BODY
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MEDIAL
Definition
TOWARDS THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
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LATERAL
Definition
FURTHER AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE
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DISTAL
Definition
FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TRUNK
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PROXIMAL
Definition
CLOSER TO THE TRUNK
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SUPERFICIAL
Definition
CLOSER TO THE SURFACE (ORGAN OR BODY)
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DEEP
Definition
REFERS TO A STRUCTURE DEEPER WITHIN THE BODY
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EXTENSION
Definition
MOVEMENT THAT OPENS A JOINT
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FLEXION
Definition
MOVEMENT THAT BENDS A JOINT
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ADDUCTION
Definition
MOVEMENT OF A JOINT THAT BRINGS A LIMB MEDIALLY TOWARD THE BODY'S MIDLINE
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ABDUCTION
Definition
MOVEMENT OF A LIMB LATERALLY AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE
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MEDIAL ROTATION
Definition
WHEN THE JOINT ROTATES TOWARD THE MIDLINE
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LATERAL ROTATION
Definition
WHEN THE JOINT ROTATES AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE
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Integumentary System
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