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Positioning

TermDefinition
Anterior Forward or front portion
Posterior Backward or back portion
Caudal/Caudad Away from the head
Cephalic/Cephalad Toward the head
Distal Away from point of origin
Proximal Toward source of point of origin
Dorsal Back part or surface of body part
Ventral Forward, front part
Inferior Below, farther from the head
Superior Above, toward the head
Lateral Position Side view
Medial Toward the center of the body
Sagittal plane Divides body into right and left parts
Midsagittal plane Divides the body into EQUAL left and right parts
Coronal plane Divided the body into anterior and posterior parts
Transverse or horizontal plane Divides the body into superior and inferior portions
Prone Lying face down
Recumbent Lying down
Supine Lying on the back
Trendelenburg Body tilted, head lower than feet
Fowlers Head higher than feet
Sims Lying left anterior side, right knee and thigh flexed and left arm extended down behind back
Oblique position An angled position
Right and Left Posterior Oblique Positions LPO RPO Specific oblique positions in which the left or right posterior aspect of the body is closest to IR (AP Oblique PROJECTION)
Right and Left Anterior Oblique Position RAO LAO Right and left anterior aspect of the body is closest to IR (PA oblique PROJECTION)
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