Body PlanesImaginary lines drawn through the body at various parts to separate the body into sections.

Frontal /Coronal plane divides body into front (ventral) and back (dorsal)

Transverse Plane divides body into top and bottom (superior and inferior)

Sagittal Plane divides the body into right and left sides (closest to midline called median and further away called lateral)

Body cavities

Direction• Medial Toward the mid-line

of the body • Lateral Away from the mid-

line of the body

Proximal - close to origin of the body part or point of attachment of limb to the body trunk

Distal - Away from origin of the body part or point of attachment of limb to the body

Cranial Head Caudal near the sacral

region or tail end

Dorsal/ Posterior back of body

Ventral Anterior front of body

Inferior Lower or below transverse plane

Superior Upper or above transverse plane

On line Anatomy Sites

• http://quizlet.com/6340341/ch-1-anatomy-orientation-and-directional-terms-quiz-flash-cards/

• http://anatomyarcade.com/

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• The boy arrived at the ER with a laceration on the right anterior forearm.

• The man was brought in by ambulance and had a puncture wound in the thoracic cavity on the ventral side that exited the dorsal side 1 cm from the spinal cavity.