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Anatomical Positions and Directions
anatomical positions and directions
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Anatomy
12th Grade
11/12/2009

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Term
supine
Definition
face up
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prone
Definition
face down
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superior
Definition
aboce, higher
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inferior
Definition
below, lower
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posterior, dorsal
Definition
back, behind
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anterior, ventral
Definition
front, belly side
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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
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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
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transverse plane
Definition
perpendicular to long axis, cuts across the body laterally
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frontal plane
Definition
parallel to long axis, separates anterior and posterior
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coronal
Definition
frontal cut through the skull
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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
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