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| Standing straight, looking straight ahead with feet slightly apart, toes straight ahead and palms facing forward. Always reference to the right and left of the person, not your body. |
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| The body can be divided into 4 different planes. |
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| Midsagittal/ Median Plane |
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| Passes through the midline of the body. Equal left and right halves. |
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| Parallel to the midsagittal plane and divides the body in unequal left and right parts |
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| Any vertical plane that is perpendicular to the parasagittal plane. Divides the body into front and back. |
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| Horizontal/ Transverse Plane |
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| Perpendicular to both the coronal and parasagittal planes. Divides the body into lower and upper parts. |
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| nearer to the front surface of the body eg. the toes are anterior to the heel |
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