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Planes and Directions Flashcards

1
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Sagittal or Longitudinal planes

A

Vertical slice that separates the body into sides.

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Midline or Midsagittal or Median

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Vertical slice that separates the body exactly into right and left halves.

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Horizontal or Axial or Transverse plane

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Horizontal slices

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Frontal or Coronal plane

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Vertical slice that separates the body into front and back parts.

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5
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Limbs

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Arm and leg

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Attachments

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Arm attaches to the shoulder; Leg attaches at the hip

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Laterality

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“side”

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Right

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Corresponds to Sagittal or longitudinal plane

Towards the patients right

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Left

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Corresponds to Sagittal or longitudinal plane

Towards the patients left

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Medial

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Corresponds to Midline or midsagittal or median

Towards the midline

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Lateral

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Corresponds to Midline or midsagittal or median

Away from the midline

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Superior

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Corresponds to Horizontal or Axial or Transverse Plane

Towards the top of the head

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Inferior

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Corresponds to Horizontal or Axial or Transverse Plane

Towards the bottom of the feet

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Anterior

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Corresponds to frontal or coronal plane

Towards the front of the body

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Posterior

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Corresponds to frontal or coronal plane

Towards the back of the body

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Proximal

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Corresponds to Attachments

Towards the attachment

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Distal

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Corresponds to Attachments

Away from the attachment

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Ipsilateral

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Corresponds to Laterality

Same side

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Contralateral

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Corresponds to Laterality

Opposite side

20
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Longitudinal

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Corresponds to Limbs

Along the length of the limb

21
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Transverse

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Corresponds to Limbs

Across the length of the limb

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