Anatomy Directional Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. Further away from the body surface
  2. 6. Toward or nearest the trunk, nearest the point of origin of a structure
  3. 8. The cavity inside the skull that contains the brain
  4. 9. Toward the head, upper, above
  5. 11. Toward the feet, lower, below
  6. 15. Lengthwise plane that divides a structure into right and left sections
  7. 19. Reference position that gives meaning to directional terms
  8. 20. Nearer the body surface
  9. 21. The cavity that houses reproductive organs, urinary bladder, and lowest parts of the intestine
  10. 22. Front, in front of, ventral in humans
  11. 23. Away from the midline or toward the side of a structure
  12. 24. The Cavity that houses the thoracic, mediastinum, pleural, abdominopelvic and pelvic cavities
Down
  1. 2. Back, in back of, dorsal in humans
  2. 3. Body region that covers the head, neck and torso
  3. 4. Horizontal plane that divides a structure into upper and lower sections
  4. 5. The cavity that houses the heart and trachea
  5. 7. Body region that covers the upper and lower extremities
  6. 10. Away from or farthest from the trunk, farthest from structure’s origin point
  7. 12. Lengthwise plane that divides a structure into anterior and posterior sections
  8. 13. Sagittal plane that divides the body into two equal halves
  9. 14. Toward the midline of a structure
  10. 16. The cavity that houses the stomach, intestine, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen
  11. 17. The cavity that houses the mediastinum and pleural cavities
  12. 18. The cavity that houses the cranial and spinal cavities
  13. 20. The cavity inside the spinal column
  14. 21. The cavity that houses the lungs