All right class…first things first!

Anterio

Pos

caudal

cephalic

Review your body planes &

directional terms!coronal

posterior

medial

lateral

Median Median (Midsagitt(Midsagittal) Planeal) Plane

Divides body into equal Divides body into equal right & left halves.right & left halves.

Medial

Moving towards the midline Moving towards the midline of the bodyof the body

LateralLateral

Moving towards the Moving towards the side of the bodyside of the body

Frontal Frontal (Coronal) (Coronal)

PlanePlane

Frontal Frontal (Coronal) (Coronal)

PlanePlane

Divides body into front & Divides body into front & back portions.back portions.

Anterior (Ventral)

Front part of bodyFront part of body

anterioranterior

Posterior

(Dorsal)

Back part of Back part of the bodythe body

posteriorposterior

TransversTransverse Planee Plane

TransversTransverse Planee Plane

Divides body into upper & Divides body into upper & lower portions.lower portions.

Superior(cephalic)

Inferior

(caudal)

Towards the Towards the headhead

Towards the Towards the feetfeet

And you thought anatomy would

be boring!