Body Directions Flashcards
Above
The head is ______ to the neck
Superior
The head is superior to the neck
Below
The neck is _______ to the head
Inferior
Further from the shoulder or hips
Only applicable to the limbs
The hand is ______ to the elbow
The foot is _______ to the elbow
Distal (distant)
The hand is distal to the elbow
Closer to the shoulders or hips
Only applicable to the limbs
The elbow is _______ to the hand
The knee is __________ to the hand
Proximal
The elbow is proximal to the hand
The knee is proximal to the hand
Further from the midsagittal plane
Furthest left or right from the center of mass
The arm is _______ to the kidney
Lateral
The arm is lateral to the kidney
Closer to the midsagittal plane
Closer left or right to the cent of mass
The Kidney is _______ to the arm
Medial (middle)
The kidney is medial to the arm
Back of the body
Posterior
Front of the body
Anterior
Divides the front and back of body
Frontal Plane
Divides the left and right sides of the body
midsagittal plane
Divides the top from the bottom
Transverse plane
Equal sections of the top and bottom of the body by mass
midtransverse plane
Adding ____ to the beginning of a word will make it an equal portion of the body seperated via mass
Mid
Midtransverse
midsagittal
midfrontal/midcoronal
