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Anatomical Position
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A stance in which a person stands erect with feet flat on the floor and close together, arms at the sides, and the palms and face directed forward
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supinated
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Rotated so the palm faces anteriorly or forward
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pronated
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The palm faces posteriorly or back
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supine
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A person lying face up
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prone
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Person lying face down
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What are the three major anatomical planes?
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Sagittal, frontal, and transverse
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sagittal plane
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Passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into two left and right parts
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median (mid-sagittal) plane
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Passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into two equal left and right parts
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parasagittal
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Passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into two unequal left and right parts
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frontal (coronal) plane
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Passes through the body vertically perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides the body or organ into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions
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transverse (horizontal) plane
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Passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis; it divides the body or organ into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions
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directional terms
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Words that describe the location of one structure relative to another
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dorsum
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Used to denoted the upper surface of the foot and the back of the hand
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ventral
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Toward the front (opposite of dorsal)
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dorsal
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Toward the back (opposite of ventral)
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