directions and Anatomical Planes

toward the head or upper part of a structure

away from head or the low part of a structure

nearer to or at the front of the body

nearer to or at the back of the body

nearer to the midline

farther from the midline

between two structures

on the same side of the body as another stucture

on the opposite side of the body from another structure

nearer to the attachement of a limb to the trunk

further from the attachment of a limb to the trunk

toward or on the surface of the body

away from the surface of the body

is a vertical plane that divides the body or an organ into right and left sides

when it is divided into equal left and right sides

when a sagittal plane divides the body or an organ into unequal left and right sides

divides the body or an organ into anterior and posterior portions

divides the body into superior and inferior portions

passes through the body or an organ at an angle between a transverse plane and a sagittal plane or transverse and a coronal plane