Body Orientation, Directions, And Planes

Front 1

Superior

Back 1

Above

Front 2

Inferior

Back 2

Below

Front 3

Anterior

Back 3

In humans, the most anterior structures are those that are most forward; front

Front 4

Posterior

Back 4

Structures toward the backside of the body; back

Front 5

Medial

Back 5

toward the midline/medial plane

Front 6

Lateral

Back 6

Away from the midline/medial plane

Front 7

Cephalad
(Cranial)

Back 7

Toward the head

Front 8

Caudal

Back 8

Toward the tail

Front 9

Dorsal

Back 9

Backside

Front 10

Ventral

Back 10

Belly side

Front 11

Promixal

Back 11

Nearer the trunk or attached end

Front 12

Distal

Back 12

Farther from the trunk or point of attachment

Front 13

Superficial
(External)

Back 13

Otward or at the body surface

Front 14

Deep
(Internal)

Back 14

Away from the body surface

Front 15

The wrist is _______ to the hand

Back 15

promixal

Front 16

The trachea is ______ to the spine

Back 16

anterior

Front 17

The brain is ________ to the spinal cord

Back 17

superior

Front 18

The kidneys are _______ to the liver

Back 18

dorsal lateral, inferior, and/or posterior

Front 19

The nose is _________ to the cheekbones

Back 19

medial

Front 20

The thumb is _________ to the ring finger

Back 20

lateral

Front 21

The thorax is _________ to the abdomen

Back 21

superior

Front 22

The skin is ________ to the skeleton

Back 22

superficial; superior

Front 23

Sagittal Plane

Back 23

A plane that runs longitudinally and divides the body into right and left parts

Front 24

Median or
Midsagittal

Back 24

A plane that divides the body into equal parts, right down the median plane of the body

Front 25

Parasagittal

Back 25

All other sagittal planes

Front 26

Frontal Plane
(Coronal)

Back 26

A longitudinal plane that divides the body (or an organ) into anterior and posterior parts

Front 27

Transverse Plane

Back 27

A plane that runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts (when speaking about organs: cross section)

Front 28

Describe competely the standard human anatomical position

Back 28

Standing erect, feet together, head and toes pointed forward, arms hanging at sides with palms facing forwards

Front 29

Define section

Back 29

A cut along an imaginary plane through the body wall or organ

Front 30

What are the bony landmarks of the abdominoplevic cavity?

Back 30

Vertebral column dorsally and the pelvis latterally and anteriorally