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