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Planes of the Body and Directional Terms
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Superior (cranial)
toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body (above)
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Inferior (caudal)
away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body (below)
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Ventral
Toward or at the front of the body (in front of)
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Dorsal
Toward or at the back of the body (behind)
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Medial
Toward or at the midline of the body (inner side of)
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Lateral
Away from the midline of the body (outer side of)
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Intermediate
Between a more medial and more lateral structure
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Proximal
Closer to the orgin of a body part or point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
Farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial (external)
Toward or at the body surface
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Deep (internal)
away from the body surface (more internal)
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frontal plane (coronal plane)
Divides the body into front and back portions.
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midsagittal plane (median plane)
divides the body into equal right and left sides
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parasagittal plane
Divides body into unequal right and left sides
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transverse plane
horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions
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oblique plane
divides body at an angle
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longitudinal plane
divide along the length of an organ
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cross-section
a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
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