View Orientation & Anatomical Planes Flashcards

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body.

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Distal

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Toward the end of an extremity.

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Dorsal

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Toward the back of the body in the trunk, but superiorly in the head.

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Dorsal Surface

of foot or hand

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The top of the foot or back of the hand.

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane

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The anatomical plane that divides the body into front and back parts.

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Inferior

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Toward the feet or downward.

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Lateral

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Toward the side of the body.

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body.

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Palmar Surface

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The anterior surface (palm) of the hand.

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Plantar Surface

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The inferior surface (sole) of the foot.

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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body.

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Proximal

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Toward the attachment of a limb to the trunk, or toward the beginning of a tubular structure.

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Sagittal Plane

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A family of planes that divide the body into left and right parts.

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Midsagittal (Median) Plane

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The plane that divides the body into two equal halves.

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Parasagittal (Paramedian) Plane

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One of a family of planes parallel to the midline.

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Superior

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Toward the upper end of the body.

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Transverse (Axial) Plane

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The family of planes that divide the body into upper and lower parts.