General Flashcards
1
Q
3 Primary body planes
A
Sagittal/Lateral
Coronal/Frontal
Axial/Transverse
2
Q
How does the coronal/frontal plane divide the body or body parts?
A
Vertically into front and back
3
Q
How does the sagittal/lateral plane divide the body or body parts?
A
vertically into left and right
4
Q
Anterior meaning?
A
front
5
Q
Posterior meaning?
A
back
6
Q
How does the transverse/axial plane divide the body or body parts?
A
horizontally into upper and lower
7
Q
upper
A
superior
8
Q
inferior or caudal
A
lower
9
Q
Medial
A
near the midline of the body
10
Q
lateral
A
further from the body’s midline
11
Q
Proximal
A
closer to the center of the body
12
Q
Distal
A
further away from the center of the body
13
Q
cephalad/Cephalic
A
towards the head
14
Q
cranial
A
skull
15
Q
Caudad
A
tail
