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Body Planes and Directional Terms

All right class…first things first! cephalic Pos Anterio caudal

Review your body planes & directional terms! posterior lateral Review your body planes & directional terms! coronal medial

Median (Midsagittal) Plane Divides body into equal right & left halves.

Frontal (Coronal) Plane Divides body into front & back portions.

Divides body into upper & lower portions. Transverse Plane Divides body into upper & lower portions.

Moving towards the midline of the body Medial Moving towards the midline of the body

Moving towards the side of the body Lateral Moving towards the side of the body

Anterior (Ventral) Front part of body anterior

Posterior (Dorsal) posterior Back part of the body

Superior Inferior (cephalic) (caudal) Towards the feet Towards the head Inferior (caudal)

And you thought anatomy would be boring!