Planes
Directionals
More Directionals
Cavities
cavities & more regions
100
divides the body into superior and inferior parts
What is transverse
100
toward the head
What is superior
100
toward the bottom, closer to feet
What is inferior
100
contains the spine
What is spinal cavity
100
includes cavities completely surrounded by bone
What is dorsal
200
divides the body into left and right (not necessarily evenly)
What is sagittal
200
toward the midline (center of the body)
What is medial
200
toward the front
What is anterior or ventral
200
cavity inferior to the abdominal
What is pelvic
200
contains abdominal and pelvic and thoracic cavities
What is ventral
300
divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
What is frontal
300
the back of the body
What is dorsal or posterior
300
away from the midline (center of body)
What is lateral
300
contains the heart and lungs
What is thoracic
300
lower back - anterior to ribs
What is lumbar
400
divides the body into exactly even left and right parts
What is midsagittal or medial
400
toward the surface of the body
What is superficial
400
away from the surface of the body
What is deep
400
contains the brain
What is cranial
400
heel
What is calcaneal
500
divides anterior and posterior
What is frontal
500
toward the attachment of a limb
What is proximal
500
away from the attachment of the limb
What is distal
500
includes abdomen and pelvis
What is abdominopelvic
500
leg
What is crural
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