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Treyonna
Anatomical Direction
Term | Definition |
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Supine | body lying face upward |
Prone | body is lying face downward |
Superior | toward the head |
Interior | toward the feet |
Anterior | front or in front of |
Posterior | back or in back of |
Ventral | toward the belly |
Dorsal | toward the back |
Medial | toward the midline of body |
Lateral | toward the side of the body |
Proximal | toward or nearest the trunk of the body |
Distal | away from or farthest from the trunk or the point of iorigin of a body part |
Superficial | nearer the surface |
Deep | farther away fromt he body surface |
Central | near the center |
Peripheral | around the boundry |
Medullary | inner region or core of an organ |
Cortical | outer region or layer of an organ |
Basal | base or widest part of an organ |
Apical | narrow tip of an organ |
A D I S L (opposite M) M L (opposite R) R | anterior distal interior lateral left |
Sagital Plane | lengthwise plane; front to back & top to bottom; dividing body/ any of its parts into right and left sides |
Coronal Plane | lengthwise place; side to side & top to bottom; dividing body into anterior and posterior |
Transverse Plane | crosswise; divides body into upper and lower parts |
P(opposite A) P(opposite D) S M R | Posterior Proximal Superior Medial Right |