Directional Terms

About the dir ectional

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Front Back
Homeostasis
Stable environment in the body
Ventral/thoracic cavity
Chest cavity mediastinal cavity: heart, trachea, esophagus, thymus, and blood vessels
Ventral/abdominopelvic cavity
Abdominal-stomahch, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney, pancreas pelvic-urinary bladder, male and female reproductive organs
Dorsal
Brain + spinal cord
Oblique
Divides the body at an angle
Transverse plane
Divides body into superior + inferior sections
Frontal plane
Divides body into anterior + posterior sections
Sagittal plane
Divides the body into left and right sections
Superior
Towards the top
Deep
Away from the surface
Superficial
Towards the surface
Contralateral
Opposite side of the body
Ipsilateral
On the same side of the body
Distal
Farther away from pt of attachment
Proximal
Closer to pt of attachment