Planes and Regions
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| Anatomical | Body is standing erect, facing forward, with the arms at the sides, and the palms facing forward.
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| Anterior/Ventral | Means the front side of the body
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| Posterior/Dorsal | Means the back side of the body
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| Inferior | Below another structure. (Ex. the vagina is inferior to or below the uterus)
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| Superior | Means above another structure. (Ex. the stomach is superior to the large intestine)
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| Lateral | Means to the side. (Ex. the eyes are lateral to the nose)
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| Medial | Means middle or near the medial plane of the body. (Ex. the nose is medial to the eyes)
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| Superficial | Means on or near the surface, as with a scratch on the skin.
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| Proximal | Means near the point of attachment to the truck. (Ex. the proximal end of the thighbone joins the hipbone)
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| Distal | Means away from the point of attachment to the truck. (Ex. the distal end of the thighbone joins the knee bone)
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| Supine | Means lying on one's spine facing upward
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| Prone | Means lying on one's stomach facing downward
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| Sagittal Plane | Divides the body into two parts, right and left. If the plane divides the body into equal right and left parts, it is called "midsagittal plane"
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| Frontal or Coronal Plane | Divides the body into anterior and posterior sections.
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| Transverse Plane | Divides the body horizontally into a top, or superior, part, and a bottom, or inferior, part.
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