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Directional Terms and Planes of Motion

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Terms in this set (17)

  • Supine

    body laying face up

  • Prone Position

    body lying face down

  • Anterior (ventral)

    closer to the front of the body

  • Posterior (dorsal)

    closer to the back of the body

  • Medial

    nearer to midline

  • Lateral

    away from midline

  • Superior (rostral)

    situated toward the head and further away from feet ; upper part of a structure

  • Inferior (caudal)

    situated nearer to the feet ; lower part of a structure

  • Deep

    away from surface of body

  • Superficial

    close to surface of body

  • Distal

    further from origin of structure

  • Proximal

    nearer to origin of structure

  • Frontal (coronal)

    divides body into front and back positions

  • Sagittal

    divides body into right or left portions

  • Mid-sagittal

    divides body into vertically left and right portions

  • Transverse

    divides body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

  • Oblique

    divides body at any angle other than horizontal or vertical