| A | B |
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| Superior | Above This term refers to placement of a structure along the long axis of the body.Above This term refers to placement of a structure along the long axis of the body. |
| Inferior | Below This term refers to placement of a structure along the long axis of the body. |
| Anterior | Front |
| Posterior | Back |
| Medial | Toward the midline |
| Lateral | Away from the midline or median plane |
| Cephalad | Toward the head |
| Cranial | Toward the head |
| Whats another term for cephalad? | Cranial |
| Whats another term for cranial? | Cephalad |
| Caudal | Toward the tail |
| Dorsal | Backside |
| Ventral | Belly side |
| Proximal | Nearer the trunk or attached end Primarily used to locate various areas of the body limbs. |
| Distal | Farther from the trunk or point of attachment Primarily used to locate various areas of the body limbs. |
| Superficial | Toward or at the body surface Used to locate body organs according to their relative closeness to the body surface. |
| External | Toward or at the body surface Used to locate body organs according to their relative closeness to the body surface. |
| What is another term for superficial? | External |
| What is another term for external? | Superficial |
| Deep | Away from the body surface Used to locate body organs according to their relative closeness to the body surface. |
| Internal | Away from the body surface Used to locate body organs according to their relative closeness to the body surface. |
| What is the name for a plane that runs vertically and divides the body into right and left parts? | Sagittal plane |
| What is the name for a plane that runs vertically and divides the body into equal parts of right and left? (Two answers) | Midsagittal plane Median plane |
| What is the name for a plane that runs vertically and divides the body (or organ) into anterior and posterior parts? (Two answers) | Frontal plane Coronal plane |
| What is the name for a plane that runs horizontally and divides the body into superior and inferior parts? | Transverse plane |
| When organs are sectioned along the transverse plane, what are the sections commonly called? | Cross sections |
| The axial portion of the body has what two large cavities? | Dorsal body cavity Ventral body cavity |
| What are the two subdivisions of the dorsal body cavity? | Cranial cavity Vertebral cavity (Spinal cavity) |
| What does the vertebral cavity contain? | The delicate spinal cord which is protected by the bony vertebral column. |
