Med term definitions

is the plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides.

• Sagittal Plane

• Transverse plane

• Frontal Plane

is the plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions

• transverse plane

• sagittal plane

• frontal plane

is the plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior and posterior plane

• Frontal plane

• Transverse plane

• sagittal plane

Is often referred to as coronal plane "corona" is latin for crown

• Frontal Plane

• Transverse plane

• sagittal plane

an imaginary two dimensional surface that passes through the body

• plane

• tissue

• cell

what word means "in front of "

• anterior

• posterior

• superior

• inferior

what word means "back of "

• anterior

• posterior

• superior

• inferior

what word means "higher up/ above"

• anterior

• posterior

• superior

• inferior

what word means "lower/away from head"

• anterior

• posterior

• superior

• inferior

what word means "farther from center(trunk of the body)"

• anterior

• lateral

• superior

• Distal