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chapter 4
med term
Question | Answer |
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anatomical position | standing erect with feet flat on the floor face and hands facing forward and arms at thesupine side with the palms facing forward |
supine | laying face up flat on your spine |
prone | laying face down flat on your abdomen |
transverse | pertaining to the horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
sagittal | sideways pertaining to the vertical plane through the body, dividing it into right and left portions |
frontal(coronal) | in the front; relating to the anterior part of the body |
superior | situated above |
inferior | situated below |
caudal | pertaining to or nearer to the tail |
anterior | front surface of the body; situated in the front |
cephalic | pertaining to or nearer to the head |
coronal- slice front to back | pertaining to the vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
distal | situated away from the center of the body |
proximal | situated nearest to the center of the body |