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,transverse plane horizontal plane; divides the body into a top and bottom half
ventral/anterior body parts in front of plane or in front of the body (frontal or coronal plane)
inferior body parts below (transverse plane)
proximal body part closest to point of reference (trunk)
adduction movement of a limb toward the midline of the body. The opposite of adduction is
abduction.
midsaggital (median) plane divides the body into an equal left and right side
dorsal/posterior body parts in back of plane or in back of body (frontal or coronal plane)
medial body parts close to midline (midsaggital plane)
, distal body part farther or most distant from the point of reference (trunk)
saggital plane divides the body into a left and right side (may not be equal)
superior body parts above (transverse plane)
lateral body parts away from the midline (midsaggital plane)
abduction movement of a body part away from the median plane
epistaxis nosebleed
dorsal cavity one long, continuous cavity located on back of body divided into tow sections: the
cranial (brain) and spinal (spinal cord) cavities