Body positions, planes, and regions
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| normal | those assumed by the body
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| placed | placed in for exams or for comfort measures
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| anatomical | erect, palms facing forward
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| erect | body in the standing position
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| lateral recumbent | lying on right or left side
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| prone | face down
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| supine | face up
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| Fowler's | head of the bed is raised, knees are slightly flexed
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| Sim's/Left lateral recumbent | lying on left side with the right thigh and knee drawn up
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| lithotomy | lying on back with hips and knees flexed and thighs abducted and externally rotated
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| Trendelenburg position | lying flat with the head lower than the body or legs
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| parietal | wall of a part of the body
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| venter | belly or abdomen
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| celiac | abdominal
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| laparo | loin
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| flank | the side of the body between the pelvis and the ribs
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| dorsal | back
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| ventral | front
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| cavum | hollow spaces
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| torso/trunk | related to the main part of the body
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| cervical regions | neck, 7 cervical vertebrae
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| thoracic region | 12 thoracic vertebrae
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| lumbar region | 5 lumbar vertebrae
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| sacral region | 5 sacral vertebrae that are fused into one bone
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| coccyx region/tailbone | 4 coccygeal vertebrae that are fused into one bone
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| Coronal plane | Divides the body into ventral and dorsal parts
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| Midsagittal plane | Divides the body into a left and right side
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| Transverse plane | Divides the body into superior and inferior parts
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