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Anatomical Terms - Coggle Diagram
Anatomical Terms
Locations
Cranial - towards the head
Caudal - towards the tail
Superior - above
Inferior - below
Superficial - on the surface
Deep - deeper in the body
Lateral - far from the midline
Medial - close to the midline
Ventral - belly side
Dorsal - backside
Proximal - the closer of two points
Distal - the more distant of two points
Palmer - palm of hand
Plantar - bottom of foot
Inversion - inwards
Eversion - outwards
Supination - palms up
Pronation - palms down
Body part
Thorax - contains heart, lungs
Abdomen - contains digestive structures
Anterior - head
Posterior - butt
movement
Abduction - abdomen is shown
Adduction - move limbs to midline
Flexion - act of bending
Extension - Increases angle of two body parts
Planes
Transverse Plane - top/bottom view
Sagittal Plane - side view (left/right)
Frontal Plane - front/back view