Ben's Anatomy Website
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    • Skeletal System>
      • Axial Skeletal System>
        • Skull
        • Hyoid Bone
        • Ribs and Sternum
        • Vertebral Column
        • Pelvic Girdle
      • Appendicular Skeletal System>
        • Clavicle
        • Scapula
        • Humerus
        • Radius and Ulna
        • Bones of the Hand
        • Femur
        • Tibia and Fibula
        • Bones of the Foot
    • Muscular System>
      • Information on Muscles
      • Facial Muscles
      • Muscles of the Shoulder and Arm
      • Muscles of the Forearm
      • Muscles of the Chest and Abdomen
      • Back Muscles
    • Circulatory System>
      • Heart
      • Cardiac Conduction System
      • Arteries and Veins
      • Blood Information
    • Digestive System>
      • Teeth
      • Stomach
      • Small Intestines
      • Large Intestines
      • Liver and Gallbladder
      • Pancreas
    • Nervous System>
      • Brain
  • Anatomical Terms
    • Anatomical Prefixes/Suffixes
    • Directional Terms
    • Anatomical Movements
    • Terms for Regions of the Body
    • Types of Joints
    • Types of Bones
    • Anatomy of Bones
    • Bone Terms
    • Muscle Terms
  • Body Cavities
  • Regions of the Abdominal Area
  • CPR

Anatomic Directional Terms

Anterior/Ventral - front or toward the front of the body
Posterior/Dorsal -
 back or toward the back of the body
Caudal - near or toward the tail bone
Lateral - on the side or toward the side of the body
Medial - in the middle or toward the middle of the body
Proximal - nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
Distal - farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body
Superficial - near the surface of the body
Deep - farther from the surface of the body
Superior - situated above or higher than another part
Inferior - Situated below or lower than another part
Central - near the center of the body or middle of an organ
Peripheral - away from the center of the body or middle of an organ
Prone - lying on the stomach, face down
Supine - lying on the back, face up

Body Planes

Sagittal Plane - divides body into left and right
Midsagittal Plane - Sagittal plane that divides body into equal left and right
Coronal/Frontal Plane - divides body into front and back (anterior, posterior)
Transverse Plane - divides body into top and bottom (superior, inferior)
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