Directional Terms and Body Planes

Front

The study of structure is called __________

Back

Anatomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Front

Closer to the trunk

Back

Proximal

Front

Study of how disease occurs and the response of the body to the disease process

Back

Pathophysiology

Front

Another term for posterior

Back

Dorsal

Front

Away from the surface of the body

Back

Deep

Front

The study of function in living organisms is called __________

Back

Physiology

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Front

The plane that divides the body into left and right parts is called __________

Back

Sagittal plane

Front

The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts is called __________

Back

Frontal (or Coronal) plane

Front

The term for closer to the midline of the body is __________

Back

Medial

Front

The term for farther from the midline of the body is __________

Back

Lateral