Body Planes and Directional Terms

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Anatomy is

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the study of the structures of the body

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Physiology is

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the study of the functions of the structures of the body

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A ________ plane is an up ad down plane that is a right angle to the horizon

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vertical

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The sagittal plane

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is a vertical plane that divides the body into unequal left and right portions

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The midsagittal plane is

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also known as the "midline" and it divides the body into equal left and right halves

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The ________ plane divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back), also known as the coronal plane

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frontal

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the transverse plane

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is a horizontal plane that divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

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________ is the opposite of cephalic (head)

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caudal

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__________ means toward the head

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cephalic

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________ means situated in the front

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both of these