Location and Direction
Location and Direction 2
Body Planes
Hodge Podge
100

pertaining to the front of the body

anterior or ventral 

100

pertaining to/in a direction farther away from the torso

distal 

100

name for a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior

coronal or fontal 

100

Organ located in orbital cavity

eye

200

pertaining to an area below or toward the tail 

inferior or caudal

200

pertaining to/in the direction of the midline of the body

medial 

200

name for horizontal plane that divides the body into superior and inferior sections

transverse

200

another name for armpit 

axilla

300

pertaining to/in a direction neared to the torso 

proximal

300

another name anterior surface of the body

ventral 

300

name for plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves 

midsaggital

300

another name for oral cavity 

mouth 

400

pertaining to the back of the body

posterior

400

another name for the dorsal surface of the body

posterior

400

Name for planes marked by yellow arrows

sagittal planes 

400

Fill in the blank

cells>tissue>organs> ____________

systems

500

pertaining to an area above or toward the head

superior or cephalic 

500

pertaining to/in the direction of the side of the body

lateral 

500

Another name for midsagittal plane 

median plane 

500

Which of the four types of tissues are missing from this list?

epithelial, connective, muscle, ________

nerve