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The sagittal plane (lateral or Y-Z plane) divides the body into sinister and dexter (left and right) sides. The midsagittal (median) plane is in the midline through the center of the body, and all other sagittal planes are parallel to it.
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The AP axis of a region is by definition perpendicular to...
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By the broadest definition, a body cavity is any...
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Medial/Lateral–Equivalent to towards the middle or towards...
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11 lip 2023 · Lateral: movement away from the midline of the body; Proximal: in proximity or closer to (often with reference to the center of the body or a specific extremity, i.e., the knee is...
The sagittal plane or lateral plane (longitudinal, anteroposterior) is a plane parallel to the sagittal suture. It divides the body into left and right. The coronal plane or frontal plane (vertical) divides the body into dorsal and ventral (back and front, or posterior and anterior) portions.
14 wrz 2021 · Medial/Lateral–Equivalent to towards the middle or towards the edge. Used with respect to the midline of the trunk of a body in anatomical position. A structure that medial to another is closer to the midline of the body’s trunk. A feature that is lateral to another is farther away from the midline of the trunk.
30 lip 2022 · Body planes (a plane is a flat, two-dimensional surface) are imaginary surfaces that run through the body and divide it into different sections. We can talk about a specific location using the planes as reference points within the anatomical position.
Introduction. Because of differences in the way humans and other animals are structured, different terms are used according to the neuraxis and whether an animal is a vertebrate or invertebrate.
30 paź 2023 · The term lateral is a directional term that is used to describe the position of a structure relative to the median plane and the sides of the body. More specifically, it describes how further away a structure is from the median plane of the body.
