Body Planes
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- Sagittal Cut
- Separates the body into right and left
- Midsagittal Cut
- Cut the body into equal left and right
- parasagittal
- saggital plane that lies lateral to the midline
- frontal
- divides the body into the anterior and posterior parts
- transverse
- divides the bod into superior and inferior parts
- superior
- toward the body
- inferior
- away from the body
- anterior
- toward the front of the body
- posterior
- toward the back of the body
- medial
- toward the midline
- lateral
- away from the midline
- intermediate
- between a medial and lateral structure
- proximal
- closer to the origin of the body
- distal
- farther from the origin of the body
- superficial
- toward the body surface
- deep
- away from the body surface
- nasal
- nose
- oral
- mouth
- cervical
- neck
- acromial
- point of shoulder
- axillary
- armpit
- abdominal
- abdomen
- brachial
- arm
- antecubical
- front of elbow
- antebrochial
- forearm
- pelvic
- pelvis
- carpal
- wrist
- pollex
- thumb
- palmar
- palm
- digital
- fingers
- pubic
- genital region
- patellar
- anterior knee
- crural
- leg
- pedal
- foot
- tarsal
- ankle
- orbital
- eye
- buccal
- cheek
- metal
- chin
- sternal
- breastbone
- thoracic
- chest
- mammary
- breast
- umbilical
- naval
- coxal
- hip
- inguinal
- groin
- femoral
- thigh
- fibular
- side of leg
- hallux
- great toe
- cephalic
- head
- manus
- hand
- otic
- ear
- occipital
- back of head
- vertebral
- spinal column
- scapular
- shoulder blade
- dorsal
- back
- olecranal
- back of elbow
- lumbar
- loin
- sacral
- between hips
- gluteal
- buttock
- perineal
- between the anus
- popliteal
- back of knee
- sural
- calf
- calicaneal
- heel
- plantar
- sole