Directions
Name the four directions that the transverse plane creates?
superior, inferior, cranial and caudal
Horizontal plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half
Transverse plane
Body parts distant from the point of reference
distal
An x-ray is labeled as a ventral view of the chest. This means that x-ray was taken from the:
Front of the patient.
In order to see both eyes, you would need to be looking at which plane?
Frontal plane
Front of the hand
anterior
Autopsy photo shows the dorsal side of the victim. What could you see in the photograph?
The patient back side.
The coronal plane divides the body into....
Anterior and posterior
Back of the forearm
Posterior
George has a cramp in the posterior part of his leg. Where is the cramp?
Ankle
Knee
Shin
Calf
The thigh is what in relation to the ankle
Proximal
What is another name for the ventral side of the body?
Anterior
Body parts below other parts: below
Inferior
Body parts above other body parts.
Superior
What is another name for the dorsal side of the body?
Posterior