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        | towards the front or "belly" |  | 
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        | towards the back or spine |  | 
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        | towards the head or superior end |  | 
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        | towards the forehead or nose |  | 
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        | towards the tail or inferior end |  | 
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        | away from the median plane |  | 
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        | closer to the point of attachment or origin |  | 
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        | farther from the point of attachment or origin |  | 
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        | closer to the body surface |  | 
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        | farther from the body surface |  | 
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        | This plane cuts the body horizontally, into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions    [image] |  | 
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        | This plane cuts the body vertically, into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions   [image] |  | 
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        | This plane cuts the body vertically, into left and right portions.   [image] |  | 
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