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14 Cards in this Set
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the plane that passes vertically through the centre of the body, dividing it into right and left halves equally |
median sagittal/median plane |
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the plane that divides the body into unequal right and left halves |
sagittal plane |
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the plane that divides the body into equal or unequal anterior and posterior parts |
frontal plane/coronal plane |
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near to a reference point, e.g. near to the ear |
proximal, e.g. proximal to the ear |
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away from a reference point, e.g. the collar bone is far away from the foot |
distal, e.g. collar bone is distal to the foot |
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nearer to the front of the body |
anterior or ventral |
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nearer to the back of the body |
posterior or dorsal |
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nearer to the head |
superior or cranial, e.g. cranial nerve |
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nearer to the feet |
inferior or caudal, e.g. cauda equina |
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toward the midline of the body |
medial |
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far from the midline of the body |
lateral |
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closer to the surface |
superficial |
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farther from the surface |
deep |
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the plane that divides the body into equal or unequal superior and inferior parts |
transverse plane |
