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level: Directional Terminology

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Directional terms describe the relative positions of structures.

level questions: Directional Terminology

Question	Answer
Where is the Superior/Cranial direction?	toward the head; the cranial, or cephalic, border of the pelvis is superior to the thigh
Where is the Inferior/Caudal direction?	toward the tail; the hips are caudal to the waist
Where is the Anterior direction?	the front surface
Where is the Posterior/Dorsal/Scapula direction?	the back surface
Where is the Lateral direction?	away from the midline
Where is the Medial direction?	toward the midline
Where is the Left direction?	the left of the body
Where is the Right direction?	the right of the body
Where is the Proximal direction?	towards an attached base; the shoulder is proximal to the wrist
Where is the Distal direction?	away from the attached base; the fingers are distal to the wrist
Where is the Superficial direction?	at near or relatively close to the body surface; the skin is superficial to underlying structures
Where is the Deep direction?	towards the interior of the body: farther from the surface; the bone of the thigh is deep to the surrounding skeletal muscles
An imaginary two-dimensional flat surface through a 3D object?	Plane
A slice through a 3D object, parallel to a plane?	Section
A vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions?	Frontal (coronal) Plane
A plane that is a vertical plane dividing the body into left and right portions is what kind of plane?	Sagittal Plane
A plane that lies in the middle is what kind of plane?	Midsagittal Plane
A plane that is offset from the middle is what kind of Plane?	Parasagittal Plane
A horizonle plane plane that divides body into superior and inferior portions?	Transverse Plane
A plane that is diagonal?	Oblique Plane
What kind of section is this?	Saggital
What kind of section is this?	Transverse
What kind of section is this?	Frontal (coronal)
A cut in the sagittal plane is what kind of section?	Sagittal Section
A cut through the transverse plane is what kind of section?	Transverse Section or Cross Section
A cut through the frontal (coronal) plane is what kind of section?	Frontal Section or Coronal Section