Coronal (frontal) plane - answer divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
parts
transverse (horizontal; cross-sectional) plane - answer divides body into superior
(upper) and inferior (lower) parts
midsagittal (median) plane - answer divides the body into equal left and right halves
oblique planes - answer passes through specimen at an angle
anterior - answer in front of; toward the surface
posterior - answer In back of; toward the back surface
dorsal - answer toward the back side of the human body
ventral - answer toward the belly side of the human body
superior - answer closer to head
Inferior - answer closer to feet
caudal - answer at the rear or tail end
cranial (cephalic) - answer at the head end
rostral - answer toward the nose or mouth
medial - answer toward the midline of the body
lateral - answer away from the midline of the body
ipsilateral - answer on the same side
contralateral - answer on the opposite side
deep - answer on the inside, internal to another structure
superficial - answer on the outside, external to another structure
proximal - answer closest point of attachment to trunk
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