Directional Terms All right classfirst things first Anterio Pos caudal cephalic Review your body planes amp directional terms coronal posterior medial lateral Median Midsagittal Plane ID: 265817
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Body Planes and
Directional TermsSlide2
All right class…first things first!
Anterio
Pos
caudal
cephalicSlide3
Review your
body planes &
directional terms!
coronal
posterior
medial
lateralSlide4
Median (Midsagittal) Plane
Divides body into equal right & left halves.Slide5
Frontal (Coronal) Plane
Divides body into front & back portions.Slide6
Transverse Plane
Divides body into upper & lower portions.Slide7
Medial
Moving towards the midline of the bodySlide8
Lateral
Moving towards the side of the bodySlide9
Anterior (Ventral)
Front part of body
anteriorSlide10
Posterior (Dorsal)
Back part of the body
posteriorSlide11
Superior
(cephalic)
Inferior
(caudal)
Towards the head
Towards the feetSlide12
And you thought
anatomy would
be boring!