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Sagittal Plane
- (also known as Median)
- Also called anteroposterior plane, is an imaginary plane running anterior (front) and posterior (back) and superior (top) to inferior (bottom) and splits the body into left and right halves
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Frontal Plane
- (also known as Coronal or Lateral plane
- runs side to side and superior to inferior, splitting the body into front and back halves
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Anterior
Front of the body
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Posterior (or Dorsal)
Back of the body
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Superior
Top (position above)
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Inferior
Bottom (position below)
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Horizontal Plane
- (also known as Transverse or Horizontal plane)
- runs from side to side and anterior to posterior, splitting the body into top and bottom halves. All Saggital planes are perpendicular to all frontal planes, which are perpendicular to all transverse planes
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Medial
Towards the midline of the body
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Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
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Proximal
Nearest to the trunk
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Distal
Away from the center of the body
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Superficial
Near the surface
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Cephalic
Pertaining towards the head
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Caudal
Pertaining to the tail end
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Unilateral, Ipsilateral or Isolateral
Refers to one side
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Bilateral
Refers to both sides
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