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Vocabulary

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anatomical position   body facing forward, palms facing outward, head facing forward  
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sectional planes (planes of reference)   imaginary flat surfaces or sections  
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3 planes of reference   sagittal, coronal, and transverse  
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sagittal plane   divides body into left and right halves  
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mid-sagittal plane   divides body equally from right to left  
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para-sagittal plane   divides body unequally from left to right  
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coronal plane   divides front and back part of body  
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transverse plane   divides upper and lower part of body  
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superior   towards head  
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inferior   away from head  
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anterior (ventral)   towards front of body  
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posterior (dorsal)   towards back of body  
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medial   towards center of body  
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lateral   towards the sides of the body  
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intermediate   between medial and lateral structure  
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proximal   close to point of attachment or origin of body part  
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distal   farther from point of attachment or origin of body part  
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superficial (external)   towards body's surface  
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deep   away from body's surface  
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