Three basic reference planes are used to describe location. 1  The sagittal plane is a plane parallel to the sagittal suture. 2  The median plane or midsagittal plane is in the midline of the body, and divides the body into left and right (sinister and dexter) portions.
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The reference is to the corresponding part e.g. two vena cavae, one superior, the other inferior. The same for iliac spines, oblique muscles, etc. However proximal/distal simply describe how far away or close to a part is to a given reference point, when moving away from that reference.
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Superior and inferior In anatomical terminology superior (from Latin, meaning 'above') is used to refer to what is above something, and inferior (from Latin, meaning 'below') to what is below it. For example, in the anatomical position the most superior part of the human body is the head, and the most inferior is the feet. As a second example, in humans the neck is superior to the chest but inferior to the head. Anterior and posterior
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Prefixes, suffixes, and other modifiers. 1  Sub- (from Latin sub, meaning 'preposition beneath, close to, nearly etc') appended as a prefix, with or without the hyphen, qualifies terms in various senses. Consider subcutaneous as meaning beneath the skin, subterminal meaning near to the end of a structure.
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Superior and inferior certainly run vertical. The reference is to the corresponding part e.g. two vena cavae, one superior, the other inferior. The same for iliac spines, oblique muscles, etc However proximal/distal simply describe how far away or close to a part is to a given reference point, when moving away from that reference.
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Anatomical terms of location. Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans. All vertebrates (including humans) have the same basic body plan – they are strictly bilaterally symmetrical in early embryonic stages and largely bilaterally symmetrical in adulthood.
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Anatomical terms of location - Main terminologies. 1  In anatomical terminology superior (from Latin, meaning 'above') is used to refer to what is above something, and inferior (from Latin, meaning 'below') to what is below it. For example, in the anatomical position the most superior part of the human body is the head, and the most inferior is the feet. As a second example, in humans the neck is superior to the chest but inferior to the head.
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Superior and inferior. In anatomical terminology superior (from Latin, meaning 'above') is used to refer to what is above something, and inferior (from Latin, meaning 'below') to what is below it. For example, in the anatomical position the most superior part of the human body is the head, and the most inferior is the feet. As a second example, in humans the neck is superior to the chest but inferior to the head.
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Distal means away from your body, proximal means close to your body trunk (chest and abdomen) Examples: distal- fingers proximal-shoulder Superior means towards the top of your body. Inferior means towards the bottom of your body.
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what is superior and inferior in the body
The most superior part of the human body is the head, and the most inferior is the feet.