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.

Frontal Frontal (Coronal) (Coronal)

PlanePlaneDivides body into front & Divides body into front &

back portions.back portions.

TransversTransverse Planee Plane

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

Medial

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

Lateral

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

Anterior (Ventral)

Front part of bodyFront part of body

anterioranterior

Posterior

(Dorsal)Back part of Back part of

the bodythe body

posteriorposterior

Superior(cephalic)

Inferior

(caudal)

Towards the Towards the headhead

Towards the Towards the feetfeet

And you thought anatomy would

be boring!