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Anatomical Terminology from Lab Manual

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Anatomical position   1-body erect; 2-face forward; 3-upper lims at the side of the body; 4-palms forward; 5-lower limbs parallel; 6-feet pointed forward    
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Divisions of Anatomy   1-gross:macroscopic; 2-microscopic; 3-developmental (study of individual from conception to death)    
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Different wasy of studying gross anatomy   regional, systemic, surface    
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microscopic   cytology (cells), histology (tissues)    
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developmental   intrauterine (embryonic-1st 2 months gestation and fetal-3rd to 9 months) and extrauterine (birth (parturition) to death    
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Body planes & sections   median, saggital, frontal, horizontal    
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median plane   divides the body into equal right & left halves    
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saggital plane   vertical planes parallel to the median plane    
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frontal plane   vertical plane dividing the body intor anterior and posterior parts    
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horizontal plane (transaxial)   divides the body into superior and inferior parts    
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regional terms   axial and appendicular    
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axial   head, neck, trunk (thorax, abdomen, pelvis)    
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appendicular   upper and lower limb plus pectoral girdle (clavicle and scapula) and pelvic girdle (os coxae-hip bone)    
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superior   toward the head   the heart is superior to the liver  
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inferior   toward the feet   the stomach is inferior to the lungs  
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anterior   toward the front of the body   the sternum is anterior to the heart  
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posterior   toward the back of the body   the esophagus is posterior to the trachea  
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medial   toward the median plane   the ulna is medial to the radius  
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lateral   further from the medial plane   the lungs are lateral to the heart  
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proximal   nearer the trunk or point of origin   the humerus is proximal to the radius  
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distal   away from the trunk or point of origin   the phalanges are distal to the carpals  
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superficial   near the surface   the ribs are superficial to the lungs  
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deep   away from the surface (profundus)   the ribs are deep to the skin of the chest and back  
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dorsum   back of hand or superior surface of foot    
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palmar   anterior surface of hand    
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plantar   sole of the foot    
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ipsilateral   on the same side    
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contralateral   on the opposite side    
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