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Transverse
A horizontal cut dividing the body into upper/superior and lower/inferior planes.
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Frontal
A vertical cut dividing the body into front/anterior and back/posterior planes.
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Sagittal
A vertical cut dividing the body into left and right planes.
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Midsagittal
A vertical cut dividing the body into equal left and right planes.
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Parasagittal
A vertical cut dividing the body into unequal left and right parts.
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Ventral body cavity
Includes the Thoracic cavity and Abdominopelvic cavity.
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Dorsal body cavity
Includes the Cranial cavity and Spinal (Vertebral) cavity.
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Abdominopelvic cavity
Includes the abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
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Name all of the body cavities
- Ventral body cavity
- Dorsal body cavity
- Abdominopelvic cavity
- Thoracic cavity
- Abdominal cavity
- Pelvic cavity
- Spinal (vertebral) cavity
- Cranial cavity
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Terms for above and below
- Above: Superior
- Below: Inferior
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Terms for towards the head and towards the tail
- Towards the head: Cranial (Cephalic)
- Towards the tail: Caudal
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Terms for front and behind
- Front: Anterior
- Back: Posterior
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Terms for belly side and backside
- Belly side: Ventral
- Backside: Dorsal
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Terms for towards the midline, away from the midline, and between the midline and away from the midline
- Towards the midline: Medial
- Away from the midline: Lateral
- Between the midline and away from the midline: Intermediate
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Terms for internal and external
- Internal: Deep
- External: Superficial
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Terms for towards the attachment to the trunk/body and away from the attachment to the trunk/body
- Towards the attachment to the trunk/body: Proximal
- Away from the attachment to the trunk/body: Distal
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