Anatomy Planes of Symmetry

Anatomical Positions

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Front Back
Anterior?
View from the front of the human body (forward facing)
Forward facing?
Anterior
Posterior?
View from the back of the human body (rear facing)
Dorsal?
Surfaces facing upward
Upward Surface?
Dorsal
Cross-sectional plane?
Transverse (horizontal for bipeds, vertical for quadrapeds)
Transverse?
Cross-sectional
Frontal plane?
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
Midsagittal Plane?
Separating left and right sides equally
Separating left and right sides equally?
Midsagittal Plane
Superior?
Closer to the head
Closer to the head?
Superior
Inferior?
Closer to the feet
Closer to the feet?
Inferior