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Directional Terms
Directional Terms
Directional Terms
100

S

Skeletal

100

E

Endocrine

100

Above 

Superior

100

In front

Anterior

100

Face down

Prone

200

L

Lymphatic

200

N

Nervous

200

Below

Inferior

200

Behind

Posterior

200

Close to base

Proximal

300

I

Integumentary

300

R/R

Respiratory and Reproductive 

300

A view that divides the body into superior and Inferior Sections 

Transverse 

300

Belly side

Ventral

300

Further from base

Distal

400

C

Cardiovascular

400

E

Excretory/Urinary

400

A view that divides the body into anterior and posterior 

Frontal/Coronal Plane

400

Back side

Dorsal

400

Away from midline

Lateral

500

M

Muscular

500

D

Digestive

500

A plane that divides the body into left and right

Sagittal Plane

500

Face Up

Supine

500

Toward Midline of body 

Medial