body planes and directional terms
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Body Planes and Directional Terms. All right class…first things first!. cephalic. Pos. Anterio. caudal. posterior. lateral. Review your body planes & directional terms!. coronal. medial. Median (Midsagittal) Plane. Divides body into equal right & left halves. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Body Planes and Directional TermsAll right classfirst things first!
AnterioPoscaudalcephalic
Review your body planes & directional terms!coronalposteriormediallateral
Median (Midsagittal) Plane
Divides body into equal right & left halves.
Frontal (Coronal) Plane
Divides body into front & back portions.
Transverse Plane
Divides body into upper & lower portions.
Medial
Moving towards the midline of the body
LateralMoving towards the side of the body
Anterior (Ventral)Front part of bodyanterior
Posterior (Dorsal)
Back part of the bodyposterior
Superior(cephalic)Inferior(caudal)
Towards the headTowards the feet
And you thought anatomy wouldbe boring!