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15 Cards in this Set
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Standard, Anatomical body position |
upright, face forward, arms at side, palms out, feet parallel and slightly apart. |
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Anterior (ventral) |
toward the front of the body |
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Posterior (dorsal) |
toward the back of body |
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Medial |
toward the midline of body |
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Lateral |
toward the side of body |
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Proximal |
nearer to point of attachment or given point of reference |
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Distal |
further from point of attachment or given point of reference |
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Superior (cranial) |
above, toward the head |
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Inferior (caudal) |
below, toward lower end of spine |
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Superficial (external) |
closer to the surface of body |
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Deep (internal) |
closer to the center of body |
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Sagittal Plane |
cuts through the body front to back and divides into right and left sections |
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Midsagittal Plan |
cuts through the midline of body from front to back and cuts into equal right and left sections |
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Frontal Plane (corneal) |
cuts at right angle, from the midline, from side to side and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections. |
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Transverse Plane (Horizontal) (axial) |
cuts horizontally through body and separates into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections |
