Body Planes and Sections: Locate a chimpanzee’s injuries

Welcome to the Body plan: Planes and Sections simulation. In this simulation, you'll learn about body planes and sections and you will be introduced to anatomical and directional terminology.

The following is a list of the relevant theory pages:

• The anatomical position
• Body planes and sections
  • Sagittal plane
  • Coronal plane
  • Transverse plane
• Regional terms
  • Sub-regional terms
• Directional terms
  • Anterior and Posterior
  • Ventral and Dorsal
  • Superior and Inferior
  • Medial and Lateral
  • Proximal and Distal
  • Superficial and Deep
• Glossary

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