Body Planes and Directional Terms

The midsagittal plane separates the body into...

• top and bottom

• left and right

• front and back

The frontal plane separates the body into...

• anterior and posterior

• medial and lateral

• proximal and distal

• cranial and caudal

Other words used for anterior/posterior are...

• medial/lateral

• superior/inferior

• ventral/dorsal

• proximal/distal

medial ________ : lateral __________

• elbow/knee

• thumb/pinky

• ears/nose

• pinky/thumb

The transverse plane separates the body into...

• anterior/posterior

• superior/inferior

• medial/lateral

• proximal/distal

The thumb is proximal to the elbow.

• True

• False