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chapter 4
med term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |