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Anatomic Definitions

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The plane that Divides the body into front and back parts.   Frontal Plane or Coronal Plane  
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The term the means situated towards the front of the body.   Anterior  
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The term the means situated towards the back of the body.   Posterior  
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The Cross-horizontal Plane that devides the body into a upper and lower parts   Transverse Plane  
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The line that devides the body into a left and a right side.   Median Plane, Midsagittal Plane or Midline.  
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The term that refers to how close or far from midline.   Medial or how close. Lateral or how far away.  
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The term that decribes the relationship on an extremity away or near the trunk.   Proximal nearer to the trunk. Distal farther from the trunk.  
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Gall Bladder, Liver   Right Upper Quadrant  
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Stomach, Spleen   Left Upper Quadrant  
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Cecum, Appendix   Right Lower Quadrant  
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Colon, small intestine, Inguinal Ligament   Left Lower Quadrant  
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Moving a distal point of an extremity closer to the trunk is called   Flexion  
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The Movement of the body part from a flexed position to the anatomic position.   Extention  
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Movement of an extremity away from midline is called.   Abduction  
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Moving an extremity towards the midline is called.   Adduction  
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The position in which the patient is lying down or leaning back.   Recumbent  
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The position when a body is resting on its back with face upward.   supine  
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The position when the body is lying face and abdomen downward.   Prone  
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The position that is a modification of the supine position with the patients head down and legs up.   Trendelenburg's Position  
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