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A vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections.
Frontal Planes/ Coronal Plane
The study of the structures of the body.
Anatomy
Anterior position
Ventral View
Physiology
Posterior
Dorsal view
Front of the body
Anterior
Pathophysiology
The study of disease.
The back of the body.
Dorsal view
Movable planes on various parts of the body. Ex. location, position, and directional movement
The person is standing upright with the head and feet facing forward, the arms at the sides, and the palms of the hands facing forward.
Anatomical Position
Upper part of the body.
Superior
Middle of the body.
Transverse plane
Half of the body; Goes from left to right.
Sagittal Plane
Away from the body
Distal
Near the point of the orgin
Proximal
Cephalic
Near the soles of the feet
Inferior
Near the tail
Median plane
Midsagittal plane
Location, position, and direction
Anatomical
Sides
Lateral
Middle of the body
Medial
The cranium (head).
Cephalic
Spinal column
Dorsal
Median plane
Midsagittal