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| Sagittal Plane/Longitudinal Plane |
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Y-Z Plane
Divides body into left and right at any point |
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| Median Plane/Midsagittal Plane |
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| Divides body directly in the middle into left and right |
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| Frontal Plane/Coronal Plane |
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Divides body into dorsal (back) and ventral (front) or posterior and anterior
is a longitudinal plane |
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| Transverse Plane/Cross-section/horizontal |
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Divides body into cranial (head) ànd caudal (tail) parts or superior/inferior (head/feet)
X-Z plane |
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Anterior: Belly in orthograde bipeds (bei aufrechten Zweibeinern)
Posterior: Back in orthograde bipeds |
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| Rostrocaudal,craniocaudal,cephalocaudal,longitudinal |
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Rostral, cranial, cephalad: head end
Caudal: Inferior (to feet) |
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Dorsal: back
Ventral: belly |
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| Left-right, dextro-sinister, sinistro-dexter |
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Left (sinister): Left-hand side
Right (dexter): Right-hand side |
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Medial: Centre
Lateral: Left and right |
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Proximal: Point at which appendage joins the body (Körperglied)
Distal: Extremity of appendage |
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Contralateral (from Latin contra, meaning 'against'): on the side opposite to another structure. For example, the right arm and leg are represented by the left, i.e., contralateral side of the forebrain.
Ipsilateral (from Latin ipse, meaning 'same'): on the same side as another structure. For example, the left arm is ipsilateral to the left leg.
Bilateral (from Latin bis, meaning 'twice'): on both sides of the body. For example, bilateral orchiectomy (removal of testes on both sides of the body's axis) is surgical castration.
Unilateral (from Latin unus, meaning 'one'): on one side of the body. For example, unilateral paresis is hemiparesis. |
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| towards the oral or nasal region (nose) |
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