General Anatomy Terms

the study of the body structure

• Anatomy

• Physiology

• Sagittal

• Plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

the study of how the body functions

• midsagittal plane

• system

• physiology

• anatomy

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a grouping of tissues and organs

• plane

• organs

• tissues

• system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

divides the body into left and right halves

• sagittal plane

• midsagittal plane

• transverse plane

• horizontal plane

sagittal plane divided into equal left and right sides of the body

• sagittal plane

• horizontal plane

• transverse plane

• midsagittal plane

divides the body into upper and lower sections

• midsagittal plane

• transverse plane

• horizontal plane

• frontal plane

also known as the transverse plane, divides the body into upper and lower regions

• horizontal plane

• frontal plane

• midsagittal plane

• anterior

divides the body into front and back sections

• anterior

• dorsal plane

• frontal plane

• transverse plane

In front of; in the front of the body or body section

• anterior

• posterior

• lateral

• labial

On the front

• dorsal

• ventral

• posterior

• medial