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What is the transverse plane?
What is the transverse plane?
A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections.
What does superior refer to?
What does superior refer to?
- Moving toward the head
- The upper half of the body (correct)
- Moving toward the tailbone
- The lower half of the body
What does inferior refer to?
What does inferior refer to?
- The upper half of the body
- Moving toward the head
- Moving toward the tailbone
- The lower half of the body (correct)
What does cephalad mean?
What does cephalad mean?
What does caudad mean?
What does caudad mean?
Define distal in anatomical terms.
Define distal in anatomical terms.
Define proximal in anatomical terms.
Define proximal in anatomical terms.
What does external refer to in anatomy?
What does external refer to in anatomy?
What does internal refer to in anatomy?
What does internal refer to in anatomy?
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Study Notes
Transverse Plane and Body Directions
- The transverse plane is a horizontal division that separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections.
Body Direction Terms
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Superior refers to the upper half of the body; structures positioned above others.
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Inferior indicates the lower half of the body; structures positioned below others.
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Cephalad means moving towards the head, aligning with a superior direction.
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Caudad describes movement towards the tailbone, correlating with an inferior direction.
Limb Positioning Terms
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Distal refers to movement away from the trunk towards the end of a limb, indicating a position farther from the center of the body.
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Proximal involves movement from the end of a limb towards the trunk, describing a position closer to the center of the body.
Surface Structure Terminology
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External (superficial) denotes structures located on the surface of the body, easily accessible.
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Internal (deep) refers to structures that are beneath the surface or within the body, typically requiring deeper examination to access.
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