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anatomical position

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Definition
crani   skull  
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cephal   head  
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caudal   tail  
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superior   above  
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inferior   below  
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epi   upom  
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hypo   under  
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proximal   nearest  
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distal   far  
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ventral   front  
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anterior   ventral ( front )  
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dorsal   back  
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posterior   dorsal ( back )  
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lateral   side  
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medial   middle  
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gastr   stomach  
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renal   kidney  
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chondr   cartilage  
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axillary   armpit  
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branchial   arm  
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inguinal   between abdomen & thigh  
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cubital   front of elbow  
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pulmonary   lung  
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viscera   ventral organs  
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deep   towards the internal  
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superficial   towards the surface  
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supine   laying on back facing upward  
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prone   laying on chest facing downwards  
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Lateral Recumbent position   laying on side  
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erect    
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sims position   a position in which the patient lies on the side with the knee and thigh drawn upward toward the chest. The chest and abdomen are allowed to fall forward  
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fowlers position   fowlers position is were a patient is sitting straight up with at a 90 degree angle  
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Trendelenburg position   a position in which the patients feet are elvated higher than the patients head  
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buccal region   region of cheek  
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mental region   region of chin  
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orbital region   region about orbit  
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sternal region   region of the chest  
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anatomical position   1.) standing erect 2.) facing directly forward 3.) arms at side 4.) palms facing forward  
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sagittal plane   divides body into left and right region  
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midsagittal plane   divides body into equal left and right regions  
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transversal plane   horizontal division  
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frontal plane   divides the body into anterior and posterior sections  
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