Body Planes
What is the anatomical plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts?
Transverse
What is the term used to describe the position or direction toward the front of the body?
Anterior
What is the term used to describe the position or direction away from the midline of the body?
Lateral
What is the term used to describe an imaginary line that divides the body into equal left and right halves?
Midline
What is the anatomical plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections?
Frontal
What is the term used to describe the position or direction toward the back of the body?
Posterior
What is the term used to describe a position or direction closer to the point of attachment or origin of a limb or structure?
Proximal
What is the term used to describe the layer of serous membrane that covers the organs within a body cavity?
Visceral
What is the anatomical plane that divides the body into left and right parts?
Sagittal
What is the term used to describe the position or direction toward the upper part of the body or closer to the head?
Superior
What is the term used to describe a position or direction farther from the point of attachment or origin of a limb or structure?
Distal
What is the term used to describe the layer of serous membrane that lines the walls of a body cavity?
Parietal
What is the anatomical plane that divides the body into left and right parts, but not along the midline?
Parasagittal
What is the term used to describe the position or direction toward the lower part of the body or farther from the head?
What is the term used to describe a position or direction closer to the surface of the body?
Superficial
What is the anatomical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves along the midline?
Midsagittal
What is the term used to describe the position or direction toward the midline of the body?
Medial
What is the term used to describe a position or direction farther from the surface of the body?
Deep