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| The midline plane dividing the body into left/right halves. |
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| 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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| 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, CROSS, HORIZONTAL |
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| The horizontal plane divides the body into upper (cranial) and lower (caudal) parts. Cross/transverse sections are perpendicular to the long axis of the body or other structure and may not be horizontal. |
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| These terms refer to a structure being closer to the head or higher than another structure in the body. |
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| These terms refer to a structure being closer o the feet or lower than another structure in the body. |
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| These terms refer to a structure being more in back than another structure in the body. |
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| These terms refer to a structure being more in front than another structure in the body. |
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| This term refers to a structure being further away from the median plane than another structure in the body. |
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| This term refers to a structure being closer to the medial plane than another structure in the body. |
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| Employed with reference to the limbs only, this term refers to a structure being closer to the medial plane or root of the limb than another structure in the limb. Such a structure would ordinarily be superior to the other. |
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| Employed with reference to the imbs only, this term refers to a structure being further away from the medial plane or root of the limb than another structure in that limb. Such a structure would ordinarily be inferior to the other. |
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| SUPERIOR (CRANIAL OR CEPHALAD) |
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| Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body ABOVE |
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body BELOW
The navel is inferior to the breastbone |
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Toward or at the front of the body
Breastbone anterior to the spine! |
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Toward or at the backside of the body (behind)
the heart is posterior to the breastbone |
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Toward or at the midline of the body, on the inner side
The heart is medial to the arm |
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Away from the midline of the body on the outer side
The eye is lateral to the bridge of the nose. |
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
The collarbone is intermediate between the breastbone and shoulder |
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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
The elbow is proximal to the wrist (meaning that the elbow is closer to the shoulder or attachment point of the arm than the wrist) |
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Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk.
The knee is distal to the thigh! |
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Toward or at the body surface.
The skin is superficial to the skeleton |
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Away from the body surface, more internal
The lungs are deep to the skin. |
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| A cut made along the lengthwise, or longitudinal plane of the body divides the body into right and left parts. |
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| The cut is made down the median plane of the body and the right and left parts are equal. |
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| FRONTAL OR CORONAL SECTION |
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| Is a cut made along a length-wise plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts. |
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| TRANSVERSE OR CROSS SECTION |
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| Is a cut made along a transverse, or horizontal, plane, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts. |
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| has two (2) subdivisions, which are continuous with each other. Internal body cavities protect organs. Cranial and spinal are in the dorsal cavity. |
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| is the space inside the bony skull. |
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| Extends from the cranial cavity nearly to the end of the vertebral of the brain, and is protected by vertebrae, which surrounds the spinal cavity. |
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| is much large than the dorsal cavity, it protects the chest and abdomen, it is also subdivided into the thoracic and abdominopelvic. |
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is separated from the rest of the ventral cavity by a dome-shaped muscle, the diaphragm. The organs in the thoracic are:
lungs, heart, and others. |
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| Is the cavity that is inferior to the thoracic cavity. It is divided into the superior abdominal cavity containing the stomach, liver, intestines, and other organs and the inferior pelvic cavity with reproductive organs, bladder, and rectum. |
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