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Anatomical Positions and Directions
anatomical positions and directions
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Anatomy
11/12/2009
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supine
 Definition
face up
Term
prone
 Definition
face down
Term
superior
 Definition
aboce, higher
Term
inferior
 Definition
below, lower
Term
posterior, dorsal
 Definition
back, behind
Term
anterior, ventral
 Definition
front, belly side
Term
cranial
 Definition
towards the head
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caudal
 Definition
towards the tail
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medial
 Definition
towards the center
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lateral
 Definition
away from the center
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proximal
 Definition
superior, when talking about the limbs
Term
distal
 Definition
inferior, when talking about the limbs
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superficial
 Definition
near or on the body surface
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deep
 Definition
farther from the surface
Term
transverse plane
 Definition
perpendicular to long axis, cuts across the body laterally
Term
frontal plane
 Definition
parallel to long axis, separates anterior and posterior
Term
coronal
 Definition
frontal cut through the skull
Term
sagittal plane
 Definition
parallel to long axis, separates sections into left and right
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midsagittal plane
 Definition
divides sections into equal left and riht parts
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parasagittal plane
 Definition
divides sections into unequal left and right parts
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oblique plane
 Definition
diagonal cut across the body