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29 Cards in this Set
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Frontal or Coronal Plane
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divides the body into anterior and posterior sections (slice vertically, line from shoulder to shoulder)
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Transverse (horizontal) plane
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divides body in to superior and inferior sections (slice horizontally, forms a top and bottom)
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Sagittal Plane
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divides body into right and left sections (slice vertically, like between the eye)
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Midsagittal Plane
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a vertical plane through the midline of the body; divides the body into right and left halves. Also called the
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Parasagittal Plane
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A vertical plane parallel (or situated alongside) to either side of the sagittal plane. Not including the Midsagittal plane
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Oblique Plane
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divides structures on an angle to the long axis
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Define: Ventral
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Toward the front or toward the belly
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Define: Anterior
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Toward the Ventral side
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Define: Dorsal
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Toward the back or toward the spine
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Define: Posterior
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Toward the Dorsal side
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Define: Superior
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Above
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Define: Inferior
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Below
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Define: Cranial
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Directed toward the cranium. "Cranial", as a reference to the skull (wiki)
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Define: Caudal
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Directed toward the tail & beyond....of, at, or near the tail or the posterior end of the body. Human: towards the bottom of the feet (also the "tail" of the spinal cord, and body)( wiki)
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Define: Medial
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Toward the Median Plane
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Define: Lateral
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Away from the Median Plane
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Define: Proximal
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Closer to the point of attachment/origin
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Define: Distal
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Father from the point of attachment/origin
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Define: Superficial
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Closer to the body surface
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Define: Contralateral
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on the opposite from another structure.
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Define: Ipsilateral
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on the same side as another structure
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OW: Ventral
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OW: Dorsal
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OW: Anterior
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OW: Posterior
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OW: Superior
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OW: Inferior
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OW: Cranial
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OW: Caudal
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OW: Medial
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OW: Lateral
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OW: Proximal
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OW: Distal
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OW: Superficial
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OW: Deep
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OW: Contralateral
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OW: Ipsilateral
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