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What is the definition of Anterior?
What does Posterior mean?
What is the meaning of Superior?
What does Inferior refer to?
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What is the definition of Medial?
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What does Lateral mean?
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What is the definition of Intermediate?
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What does Proximal mean?
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What is the meaning of Distal?
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What does Superficial mean?
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What is the definition of Deep?
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What is the definition of the Sagittal Plane?
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What does the Median (Midsagittal) Section do?
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What is the definition of the Frontal Plane?
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What does the Transverse Plane (Cross Section) do?
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Study Notes
Anatomical Directional Terms
- Anterior (ventral): Refers to the front side of the body.
- Posterior (dorsal): Indicates the back side of the body.
- Superior (cranial or cephalad): Describes a position toward the head or upper body.
- Inferior (caudal): Denotes a position away from the head or lower body.
- Medial: Indicates a position closer to the midline of the body.
- Lateral: Refers to a position farther from the midline of the body.
- Intermediate: Describes a location between a medial and a lateral structure.
- Proximal: Refers to a position closer to the point of attachment or origin of a body part.
- Distal: Indicates a position farther from the point of attachment or origin of a body part.
- Superficial: Describes a position toward or at the surface of the body.
- Deep: Refers to a position away from the body surface, indicating more internal structures.
Body Planes
- Sagittal Plane: Divides the body into right and left sections.
- Median (Midsagittal Section): Splits the body or an organ into equal left and right halves.
- Frontal Plane (Coronal Section): Separates the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) parts.
- Transverse Plane (Cross Section): Cuts the body into superior (top) and inferior (bottom) sections.
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