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Anatomical Planes and Position
And body Development
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Biology
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04/18/2004

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Term
transverse plane
Definition
a plane formed by lines at right angle to lengthwise
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frontal plane
Definition
a plane which passes side to side paralleling front and back
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symmetry
Definition
the body plan of an organism
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asymmetry
Definition
having no symmetry or body plane
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spherical
Definition
the body can be divided into two identical parts by any plane passing through the center
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radial
Definition
the body can be divided into two identical halves by any plane passing through the longitudinal axis
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bilateral
Definition
the body can be divided into right and left halves by only one specific plane passing through the longitudinal axis
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proximal
Definition
the ponit of an apendage closest to the point of its attachment
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distal
Definition
the point of appendage farthest from the point of attachment
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medial
Definition
toward the midline
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lateral
Definition
the sides of an organism, away from midline
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dorsal
Definition
the back of a bilateral organism
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ventral
Definition
the belly of a bilateral organism
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longitudinal
Definition
running lengthwise
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transverse
Definition
at a right angle to lengthwise (cross section)
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oral
Definition
the mouth side of a radially symmetrical organism
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aboral
Definition
opposite of the mouth side of a radially symmetrical organism
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cranial (cephalic)
Definition
toward the head
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caudal
Definition
toward the feet
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medial
Definition
toward the middle
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medial
Definition
toward the middle
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lateral
Definition
toward/for the side
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proximal
Definition
toward the attachment of a limb
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distal
Definition
toward the finger/toes
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superior
Definition
above
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inferior
Definition
below
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anterior
Definition
toward/from the front or head end
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posterior
Definition
toward/from the back or tail end
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peripheral
Definition
toward the surface
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palmer
Definition
toward/on the palm of the hand
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plantar
Definition
toward/on the sole of the foot
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sagittal plane
Definition
a plane which passes front to back along the longitudinal axis
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