ANAT & PHYS: PLANES AND DIRECTIONS
(Test 3)
anatomical position- ✅✅ standing erect, with the palms and feet facing
forward. This is the standard reference point in which all positions,
movements, and planes are described
✅✅ divides the body into right and left portions
sagittal/midsagittal plane-
frontal/coronal plane-✅✅ divides the body into front and back portions
transverse/horizontal plane-✅✅ divides the body into upper and lower
portions
superior- ✅✅ refers to a structure being closer to the head or higher than
another structure in the body
✅✅
inferior- refers to a structure being closer to the feet or lower than
another structure in the body
anterior- ✅✅ refers to a structure being more in front than another
structure in the body
posterior- ✅✅ refers to a structure being more in back than another
structure in the body
medial-✅✅ refers to a structure being closer to the midline or median
plane of the body than another structure of the body
✅✅
lateral- refers to a structure being farther away from the midline than
another structure of the body
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