Transcript 5 Planes and Positions Notes

Anatomical Directional/Position
Anterior/Ventral (Human)
The front!
Including front
of the face,
belly, etc
Posterior/Dorsal (Human)
The back!
Including back
of the head,
back,
hamstrings…
Anterior (Pig)
The front!
Including the
WHOLE head,
neck, etc
Posterior (Pig)
The back!
Including the
tail and back
legs but not the
front ones.
Dorsal (Pig)
The back! This
is where you
would find that
famous dorsal
fin on a shark!
Ventral (Pig)
The belly!
Cranial
The head! This
refers to the
head region
whether it is at
the top or front
of the animal.
A comparison
word used to
say something
is “ABOVE
something
else”
Superior
Inferior
A comparison
word used to
say something
is “BELOW
something
else”
Lateral
“towards the
sides of the
body”
Caudal
towards the
“rear end” of
the body…by
the tail…
Body Planes
Sagittal
Splits animal
into left and
right.
Median
Also…Splits
animal into left
and right, but in
the exact
center.
Transverse
Splits animal
into top and
bottom.
(cranial and
caudal)
Frontal (coronal)
Splits animal
into front and
back. (dorsal
and ventral)