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All right class…first things
first!
Pos
Anterio
caudal
Review your
body planes &
directional terms!
Median
(Midsagittal)
Plane
Divides body into equal
right & left halves.
Frontal
(Coronal)
Plane
Divides body into front &
back portions.
Transverse
Plane
Divides body into upper &
lower portions.
Medial
Moving towards the midline
of the body
Lateral
Moving towards the
side of the body
Anterior
(Ventral)
Front part of body
anterior
Posterior
(Dorsal)
posterior
Back part of
the body
Superior
(cephalic)
Towards the
feet
Towards the
head
Inferior
(caudal)
And you thought
anatomy would
be boring!
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