SB/Planes & Directions
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| coronal plane | vertical plane that divides the entire body into front and back sections.
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| dorsal supine position | patient is lying with the posterior section of the body down.
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| prone position | patient is lying with the anterior section of the body down.
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| midsagittal plane | vertical plane that divides the entire body into right and left sections.
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| medial direction | moving from the side of the body twoard the midline.
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| lateral direction | moving from the midline toward the side of the body.
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| transverse plane | horizontal plane that divides the entire body into top and bottom sections.
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| cephalad direction | moving toward the head.
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| caudad direction | moving downward toward the lower extremities.
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| distal direction | moving from the body toward the end of a limb (arm or leg).
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| proximal direction | moving from the end of a limb toward its attachment.
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| frontal plane | another name for the coronal plane.
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| horizontal plane | another name for the transverse plane.
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| prone position | lying with belly side down.
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| supine position | lying with belly side up.
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