Module 1 planes and directions Flashcards by Shelby Burd

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sagittal plane

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splits body into left and right

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midsagittal

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splits body exactly down the middle

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frontal plane

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splits into front and back

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transverse plane

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splits into a top and bottom

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anterior

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towards front

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posterior

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towards back

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superior

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towards top

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inferior

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towards bottom

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lateral

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away from the body’s midsagittal plane

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medial

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closer to the body’s midsagittal plane

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intermediate

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structure in between two other structures

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superficial

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closer to the body’s surface

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deep

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farther from the body’s surface

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proximal

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nearer the point of orgin

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distal

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farther from the point of orgin

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ipsilateral

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2 structures on the same side of the body

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contralateral

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2 structures on the opposite side of the body