ANP 1106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sagittal Plane, Coronal Plane, Transverse Plane

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Anatomy and Physiology
• Course: ANP 1106
• Professor: William Staines

Document Summary

A. 3. thumbs pointing away from the body, palms forward: remember that right and left refer to the right and left sides of the body, not the right and left of the observer. Not called halves, because it s not always divided right down the middle. Parallel to mediasagittal plane, but slightly to the left or right. Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body. Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body. Toward or at the front end of the body. Toward or at the back of the body. Toward or at the midline of the body. Between a more medial and a more lateral structure. Closer to the origin of the body part of the point of attachment. Farther from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment. Houses the spinal cord: ventral body cavity.