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body slicing, directional, and positional terms

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body planes   1. coronal 2.frontal 3.horizontal 4.midsagittal 5.sagittal 6. transverse  
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unequal vertical plane divided into left and right portions   sagittal  
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equal vertical plane divided into left and right portions   midsagittal  
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divides body into front and back portions   coronal or frontal  
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crosswise plane runs parallel to ground   transverse or horizontal  
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toward head   superior  
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toward the head   cephalic  
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toward feet or tail, or below   inferior  
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toward feet or tail, or below   caudal  
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near or on back or spinal cord side   posterior  
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near or on back or spinal cord side   dorsal  
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near or on front or belly-side   anterior  
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near or on front or belly-side   ventral  
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middle   medial  
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side   lateral  
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tip or summit   apex  
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move away or toward median or middle   abduction  
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closest to point of attachment   proximal  
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farthest from point   distal  
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surface of body   superficial  
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body lying horizontally and facing upward   supine  
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body lying horizontally facing downward   prone  
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turning inward or inside out   inversion  
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turning outward   eversion  
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