BODY
PLANES
PLANES
Divides Left from Right
Sagittal
Closer to midline
Proximal
A-/An-
Without, Not
Bi-
Two
Ecto-
Outside
Divides Front from Back
Frontal (Coronal)
Farther from midline
Distal
Ab-, Ef-
Away from
Brady-
Slow
Endo-
Inside-
Divides Superior from Inferior
Transverse
Move arm toward midline
Adduct
Ad-, Af-
Toward, To
Tachy-
Fast
Epi-
Upon, Over
Number of Vertebrae
33
Move arm away from midline
Abduct
Ambi-
Both
Circum-
Around
Eu-
Normal
Face, Palms, and Feet forward. Arms at side.
Anatomical Position
Face and front of the body against the ground. Palms down.
Pronate
Auto-
Self
Dys-
painful, difficult, or abnormal
Inter-
Between