Human Anatomy and Physiology

divides the body into left or right

• coronal

• transverse

• frontal

• sagittal

divides the body into equal left and right

• midsagittal

• frontal

• transverse

• coronal

divides the body into front and back

• sagittal

• transverse

• horizontal

• coronal (frontal)

divides the body into upper and lower portions

• transverse

• sagittal

• midsagittal

• frontal

near the middle

• lateral

• medial

• superior

• inferior

to the side

• medial

• lateral

• posterior

• anterior

upper or above

• superior

• inferior

• proximal

• distal

lower or below

• inferior

• superior

• anterior

• posterior

nearest the attachment

• proximal

• distal

• posterior

• superior

away from the attachment

• distal

• posterior

• lateral

• proximal