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Anatomy Terms
Question | Answer |
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Anatomical Position | Hands at your side, palms facing forward, feet together |
Supine Position | Person laying down face up in the anatomical position |
Prone Position | Person laying down face down in the anatomical position |
Anterior | The front; Before |
Ventral | The belly side (equivalent to anterior when referring to the human body) |
Posterior or Dorsal | The back; Behind |
Cranial or Cephalic | The head |
Superior | Above; AT a higher level (in human body, toward the head) |
Caudal | The tail (coccyx in humans) |
Inferior | Below; At a low level |
Medial | Toward the body’s longitudinal axis; Toward the midsagittal plane |
Lateral | Away from the body’s longitudinal axis; Away from the midsagittal plane |
Proximal | Toward an attached base |
Distal | Away from an attached base |
Superficial | At, near, or relatively close to the body surface |
Deep | Farther from the body surface |
Transverse Plane | lies at right angles to the long axis of the long axis of the body; dividing it into superior and inferior portions (legs and torso) |
Frontal or Coronal Plane | Parallel to long axis of body, extending from side to side; divides the body into anterior and posterior portions (leaves face intact) |
Sagittal Plane | Parallel to long axis of the body and extends from front to back; divides the body into left and right portions |