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Anatomy Postion & Planes

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Definition
Anterior (ventral)   Near the front of the body  
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Posterior (dorsal)   Near the back of the body  
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Medial   Pertaining to the midline of the body  
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Lateral   Pertaining to the side  
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Proximal   Near the attachment of an extremity  
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Distal   Farther from the attachment of the body  
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Superior (cranial)   Toward the head or upper portion of a structure  
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Inferior (caudal)   Away from the head; toward the tail or lower part of a structure  
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Superficial (external)   Toward the surface of the body  
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Deep (internal)   Away from the surface of the body  
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Prone   Lying Horizontal with the face downward  
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Supine   Lying on the back with the face upward  
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Palmar   Pertaining to the palm of the hand  
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Plantar   Pertaining to the sole of the foot  
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Sagittal   Cuts through the midline of the body from front to back and divides the body into right and left sections  
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Frontal (coronal)   Cuts at a right angle to the midline cut, and divides the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections  
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Transverse (horizontal)   Cuts horizontally through the body and separates the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections  
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Cranial   Space inside skull (cranium) containing brain  
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Spinal (vertebral)   Space inside spinal column containing the spinal cord  
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Dorsal (posterior aspect)   Cranial and spinal cavities combine to create the dorsal cavity or posterior aspect  
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Thoracic (Chest)   Space containing the heart, lungs, esophagus, trachea, bronchi, thymus (also the mediastinum, pleural, and pericardial cavities  
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Abdominal   Space containing the lower portion of the esophagus, the stomach, intestines (excluding the sigmoid colon and rectum), kidneys, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, and ureters  
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Pelvic   Space containing the urinary bladder, certain reproductive organs, part of the large intestines and the rectum  
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Abdominopelvic   Abdominal and pelvic cavities combine to create the abdominopelvic cavity.  
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Ventral   Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities combine to create the ventral cavity  
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