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All right class…first things first!
Anterio
Pos
caudal
cephalic
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Review your body planes &
directional terms!coronal
posterior
medial
lateral
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Median Median (Midsagitt(Midsagittal) Planeal) Plane
Divides body into equal Divides body into equal right & left halves.right & left halves.
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Frontal Frontal (Coronal) (Coronal)
PlanePlaneDivides body into front & Divides body into front &
back portions.back portions.
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TransversTransverse Planee Plane
Divides body into upper & Divides body into upper & lower portions.lower portions.
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Medial
Moving towards the midline Moving towards the midline of the bodyof the body
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Lateral
Moving towards the Moving towards the side of the bodyside of the body
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Anterior (Ventral)
Front part of bodyFront part of body
anterioranterior
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Posterior
(Dorsal)Back part of Back part of
the bodythe body
posteriorposterior
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Superior(cephalic)
Inferior
(caudal)
Towards the Towards the headhead
Towards the Towards the feetfeet
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And you thought anatomy would
be boring!