FORS 3331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Anatomical Terms Of Location, Child Abduction, Anatomical Terms Of Motion

• School: Baylor University
• Department: Forensic Science
• Course: FORS 3331
• Professor: Joseph V.Ferraro

Document Summary

Baker | fors 3331 | spring 2017 | lecture 1 | page 1. Sagittal plane - a plane that divides the body into left and right parts. Coronal plane - a plane that divides the body into dorsal and ventral parts. Transverse plane - a plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts. Keep in mind, all directional terminology is very relative: the elbow is superior to the wrist which is, in turn, superior to the thumb. Vertical axis: superior - higher than another body part. Midline axis: medial - towards the midline of the body, lateral - away from the midline of the body. Horizontal axis: proximal - nearest to, closest to, or in proximity to the center of the body or torso, distal - further from, distant from, or further away from the center of the body or torso.