Summary Portage Learning A&P 1 lab 1

anatomical position - -To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward -saggital plane - -divides the body into a right and left side -midsagittal plane - -divides the body into equal right and left sides -perisagittal plane - -Dividing into unequal left and right planes -frontal plane (coronal plane) - -divides body into anterior and posterior sides -transverse plane - -horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions -Anterior (ventral) - -toward the front or towards the belly. Also known as the Ventral position. -Posterior - -toward the back also known as dorsal. -Superior - -Higher on the body, nearer to the head -Inferior - -Lower on the body, towards the feet. -Medial - -Toward the midline of the body -Lateral - -Away from the midline of the body -Proximal - -Closer to the point of attachment