Front | Back |
Anterior?
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View from the front of the human body (forward facing)
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Forward facing?
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Anterior
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Posterior?
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View from the back of the human body (rear facing)
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Dorsal?
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Surfaces facing upward
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Upward Surface?
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Dorsal
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Cross-sectional plane?
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Transverse (horizontal for bipeds, vertical for quadrapeds)
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Transverse?
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Cross-sectional
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Frontal plane?
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Vertical cut dividing anterior and posterior of a human
Horizontal cut dividing dorsal and ventral of quadrapeds |
Divide anterior/posterior of human?
Divide dorsal and ventral of quadraped? |
Frontal Plane
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Midsagittal Plane?
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Separating left and right sides equally
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Separating left and right sides equally?
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Midsagittal Plane
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Superior?
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Closer to the head
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Closer to the head?
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Superior
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Inferior?
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Closer to the feet
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Closer to the feet?
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Inferior
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