Anatomical Terms
Planes of the Body
Frontal Plane (Coronal Plane) - Vertical Plane - runs side to side - Divides body into anterior/posterior portions
Sagittal Plane (Lateral Plane) - Vertical Plane - runs front to back - divides body into left/right sides
Transverse Plane (Axial Plane) - Horizontal Plane - Divides body into upper/lower parts
Movement of the Body
Inversion - Sole toward median plane
Eversion - Act of turning inside out
Extension - Increases angles between bones/ body parts
Supination - Rotation of forearm - palm faces forwards/upwards
Flexion - Forward bending
Pronation - rotation of forearm - palm faces backwards/downwards
Adduction - Limb towards midline of body
Abduction - Limb away from midline of body
Relating to...
Location
Palmar - palm of hand
Plantar - Sole of foot
Cranial - Skull/cranium
Superior - toward upper part of body
Inferior - lower part of body
Caudal - near tail/posterior part of body
Superficial - on surface/shallow
Deep - away from surface
Ventral - underside of animal/plant
Dorsal - upper side/back of animal
Midline/Center
Proximal - near center of body/ point of attachment
Medial - Toward middle/center -opposite of lateral
Distal - Farther away from center than other parts
Lateral - to side/away from the middle of body
Thorax - mammal - part of body between neck/abdomen
Posterior - further back in position/near rear
Anterior - front of structure
Abdomen - bounded by diaphragm and pelvis