Planes
Normal standing position, with feet slightly apart, the face and shoulders facing forward, and the palms of the hands facing forward.
What is anatomical position?
The directional term which means "above".
What is superior?
The shoulder is _________ to the collarbone.
What is lateral?
Your lungs in reference to your skin.
What is deep?
Layers of skin.
What is integumentary system?
Divides the body into right and left parts.
What is sagittal plane?
It indicates something that is towards the front of the body.
What is anterior?
Knees are ________ to the hips.
What is inferior?
Away from the trunk.
What is distal?
Bones, cartilage, ligaments.
What is skeletal?
Divides the body into front and back parts.
What is frontal plane?
It indicates that something is towards the midline of the body.
What is medial?
Closer to the trunk.
What is proximal?
Your knees are _________ to your chin.
What is inferior?
Cardiac, smooth, and skeletal _________.
What is muscle?
Divides the body into top and bottom parts
What is transverse plane?
It indicates something that is towards the back of the body.
What is posterior?
Your skin in reference to your muscles.
What is superficial?
Your elbow is ______ to the wrist. (Nearer to the point of attachment)
What is proximal?
Brain, spinal cord, nerves, sensory receptors.
What is nervous system?
A plane that runs from top to bottom (vertical), dividing the body into unequal left and right parts is called a
parasagittal plane
Closer to the origin of a body part or the point of attachment to the body trunk.
What is Proximal?
Transports oxygen and nutrients to the body's cells and removes waste products.
What is cardiovascular?
Delivers oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from blood.
What is respiratory?
Plineal gland, pituitary gland, pancreas, ovaries, testes.
What is endocrine?