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Body Planes,Sections,Direction
anatomic terms for body planes, direction, and sections
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Anatomy
9th Grade
04/27/2009

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median
Definition
divides head and torso into left and right halves
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sagittal
Definition
longitudinal plane dividing body into left and right parts - parallel to median plane
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coronal
Definition
longitudinal plane dividing body into front and back halves
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transverse
Definition
plane that divides body into upper and lower halves
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cranial, superior, rostral
Definition
refers to a structure being closer to the head
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anterior
Definition
structure being more in front than another structure
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posterior
Definition
refers to a structure being more in back than another
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medial
Definition
structure that is closer to the median plane than another
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lateral
Definition
structure that is further away from median plane than another
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proximal
Definition
used only with reference to limbs, refers to a structure being closer to the median plane than another
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distal
Definition
used only with reference to limbs, refers to a structure being further awat from the median plane than another
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caudal
Definition
refers to a structure that is closer to the feet or lower part of the body - NOT used in respect to limbs
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superficial
Definition
synonymous with external
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ipsilateral
Definition
means "on the same side"
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head, anterior
Definition
frontal, temporal, orbital, nasal, buccal, oral, mandibular
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neck, anterior
Definition
anterior cervical, lateral cervical, supraclavicular
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thorax, anterior
Definition
pectoral
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abdominopelvic, anterior
Definition
abdominal, inguinal, pelvic, pubic, genital, pudendal, perineal
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upper limb, anterior
Definition
deltoid, axillary, brachial, antecubital, antebrachial, carpal
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lower limb, anterior
Definition
coxal, femoral, patellar, crural, fibular, tarsal
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head, posterior
Definition
parietal, occiptal
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neck, posterior
Definition
post.cervical/nuchal
Term
back, posterior
Definition
scapular, vertebral, paraspinal, thoracic, lumbar, sacroliac, sacral
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upper limb, posterior
Definition
acromial, deltoid, brachial, cubital, antebrachial, carpal
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lower limb, posterior
Definition
gluteal, femoral, popliteal, crural, tarsal
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