Body Planes and Anatomical Terms

Closer to the trunk

• Proximal

• Medial

• Superior

• Deep

Away from the trunk

• Superior

• Distal

• Lateral

• Anterior

Away from the surface of the body

• Medial

• Inferior

• Proximal

• Deep

Plane that divides body into left and right sides:

• Sagittal

• medial

• transverse

Name the plane that divides the body into a top and bottom section:

____________ Position: Body upright facing forward, arms at side w/ palms facing forward, feet slightly apart

• Anatomy

• Anatomical

• Standard

What plane separates the body into a front and back section?

• Frontal/Coronal

• Sagittal

• Transverse

What term means near the midline or middle?

• Medial

• lateral

• transverse

Body parts above a reference point

• Inferior

• Superior

• Medial

Which word mean closer to moving upward toward the head?

• proximal

• dorsal

• superior

• distal