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frontal (coronal) plane

divides body into front and back

transverse plane

line that divides the body into upper and lower sections

midsagittal plane

divides the body into equal right and left sides

midsagittal plane

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transverse plane

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frontal (coronal) plane

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Anterior

front of the body

Posterior

back of body

Ventral

belly side

Dorsal

toward the back

Superior

toward the head

Inferior

away from the head

epidmiology

the study of disease in populations

Hyperplasia

abnormal increase in number of cells

idopathic

pertaining to disease of unknown origin

functional disorder

produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified