Body Planes Imaginary lines drawn through the body at various parts to separate the body into sections. Frontal /Coronal plane divides body into front (ventral) and back (dorsal) Transverse Plane divides body into top and bottom (superior and inferior) Sagittal Plane divides the body into right and left sides (closest to midline called median and further away called lateral)
Body cavities
Direction Medial Toward the mid-line of the body Lateral Away from the mid-line of the body Proximal - close to origin of the body part or point of attachment of limb to the body trunk Distal - Away from origin of the body part or point of attachment of limb to the body Cranial Head Caudal near the sacral region or tail end Dorsal/ Posterior back of body Ventral Anterior front of body Inferior Lower or below transverse plane Superior Upper or above transverse plane
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Translate The boy arrived at the ER with a laceration on the right anterior forearm. The man was brought in by ambulance and had a puncture wound in the thoracic cavity on the ventral side that exited the dorsal side 1 cm from the spinal cavity.