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
