Planes and Axes
Slicing the body vertically, from ear to ear, dividing front and back
Frontal or Coronal plane
Corona means head
Pertaining to the groin
Injuinal
Pertsining to the liver
Hepatic
Pertaining to the sole of the foot
Plantar
Pertaining to the cheek
Buccal
Plane which passes horizontally through the body at the waist- creates a top and bottom portion
Tranverse palne
Pertaining to the stomach
Gastric
Pertaining to the skull
Cranial
Pertaining to the kidneys
Renal
Pertaining to the posterior knee
Popliteal
Dividing the body vertically from front to back- divides the body into two equal sides
Sagittal lateral plane
saggital- latin for arrow
Pertaining to the thigh
Femoral
Pertaining to the breast
Mammary
Pertaining to the lowest part of the spine
Sacral
Pertaining to the bones around the eye
Orbital
Axis which runs perpendicular to the traverse plane
Longituindal axis
Pertaining to the armpit
Axillary
Pertaining to inferior posterior region of the skull
Occipital
Pertaining to lungs
Pulmonary
Pertaining to the nose
Nasal
Axis which runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane
Horizontal axis
Pertaining to the upper arm
Brachial
Pertaining to the naval region
Umbilical
Pertaining to the area between the sacrum and pubis
Perineal
Pertaining to the skin
Cutaneous