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A&P 1
Chapter 1
14
Biology
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06/06/2008

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Term
anatomical position
Definition
standing upright, arms at side, palms of hands face forward
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anterior surface
Definition
front side
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posterior surface
Definition
rear
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dorsal surface
Definition
surface of the back
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ventral surface
Definition
belly side
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bipeds vs quadrupeds
Definition
for bipeds, anterior=ventral & posterior=dorsal
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superior
Definition
(cranial Ð of skull) toward the head end of upper part of
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inferior
Definition
(caudal Ð in hind part of body) away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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proximal
Definition
closer to the origin of the body part of the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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superficial
Definition
(external) toward or at the body surface
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longitudinal cut
Definition
any cut made along or parallel to a line extending from the top of a personÕs head inferiorly through the length of the personÕs body, longitudinal section is the part of the body that has been revealed from this cut
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transverse cut
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any cut made at a right angle across the long axis of the body, transverse/cross section is the part of the body that has been revealed from this cut
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frontal
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plane
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transverse plane
Definition
(horizontal plane/ cross section) runs horizontally from right to left, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts
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