Anatomy Directional Terms

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Across
  1. 7. Describes a position below or lower than another part of the body
  2. 10. Describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body
  3. 13. Another word for inferior
  4. 15. Describes a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment
  5. 16. The term that describes when the body is divided in unequal left & right sides
  6. 18. Describes a position above or higher than another part of the body
  7. 19. Describes the side or direction toward the side of the body
  8. 21. Another word for anterior
  9. 22. Another word for posterior
  10. 23. The cavity of the body that encloses the spinal cord
  11. 24. Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body
  12. 25. Another word for serous membrane
  13. 26. The plane that divides the body or an organ into an anterior (front) portion and a posterior (rear) portion
Down
  1. 1. The cavity of the body that houses the brain
  2. 2. Describes a position closer to the surface of the body
  3. 3. Describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment
  4. 4. The term that the frontal plane is also referred to as
  5. 5. Transverse planes produce images referred to as...?
  6. 6. Describes a position farther from the surface of the body
  7. 8. The plane that divides the body or an organ vertically into right and left sides
  8. 9. The cavity of the body that is enclosed by the rib cage
  9. 11. Another word for superior
  10. 12. Thin membrane that covers the walls & organs in the thoracic & abdominopelvic cavities
  11. 14. Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body
  12. 17. The plane that divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions
  13. 20. The largest cavity in the body