Body Planes & Sections and Anatomical Directions

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frontal plane

(coronal plane) divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)

deep

away from the body surface

lateral

away from the middle line

distal

away from the point of attachment

dorsal

back

posterior

back

superficial

close to the body surface

medial

close to the middle line

proximal

close to the point of attachment

midsagittal

divides body exactly into two equal right and left halves

transverse plane

divides body into superior and inferior

sagittal plane

divides the body into right and left

anterior

front

ventral

front

inferior

lower

prone

lying horizontal with the face downward

supine

lying horizontal with the face upward

cranial

towards the skull (head)

caudal

towards the tail bone (lower part of the body)

superior

upper


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