Directional Terms, Body Planes, Body Cavities, and Membranes

toward the side/away from the midline

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toward or at the body surface

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body plane that divides the body into left and right halves

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toward the head or upper part of the body

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body plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections

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toward or at the back of the body; behind

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body plane that divides the body into front and back sections

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away from the body surface/more internal

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on the opposite side of the body as

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farther from the point of attachment of a limb to the torso

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