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level: Anatomical Position

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level questions: Anatomical Position

Question	Answer
Away from root of the body	Distal
Standardized method of observing or imaging the body	- Body upright - Standing erect facing the observer - Head and eyes facing forward - Feet are flat on the floor and forward - Upper limbs to the sides - Palms turned forward
Anatomical Position Term for a reclining body: Body is lying face up	Supine position
Anatomical Position Term for a reclining body: Body is lying face down	Prone position
Identify the system of the Human Body that is being shown.	Answer
Imaginary vertical plant passing through the center of the body, dividing it into eqwual right and left halves.	Median Sagittal Plane (lengthwise)
Imaginary plane that passes through the body from side to side and divides it in to two (not necessarily equal) sections, one anterior and one posterior parts.	Coronal Planes (frontal planes)
Imaginary horizontal plane that passes through the body from the middle divides the body into superior and inferior parts.	Axial or Transverse Planes (horizontal)
Any plane other than the above described planes will be oblique plane.	Oblique planes
Body planes & Sections	Answer
Directional terms	Answer
In front of; toward the front surface.	Anterior (ventral)
In back of; toward the back surface	Posterior (dorsal)
Toward the head or above	Superior (cranial)
Toward feet not head	Inferior (caudal)
Away from the midline of the body	Internal/deep
Toward the surface of the body	External/superficial
Related to the internal organs	Visceral
Related to the body walls	Parietal
Toward the midline of the body	Medial
Away from the midline of the body	Lateral
On the inside	Deep
On the outside	Superficial
Near from root of the body	Proximal