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| frontal or coronal section |
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| divides body into front and back sections |
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| divides body or body part into right and left sections |
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| transverse or horizontal plane |
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| produces upper and lower sections of body |
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| front (same as ventral in diagram) |
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pertaining to belly or anterior surface
*same as anterior in diagram |
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toward rear
*same as dorsal in diagram |
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pertaining to back of body or posterior surface
*same as posterior in diagram |
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| closer to trunk or thorax; nearer to attached end (referring to arms and legs) |
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further from trunk or thorax; further from attached end (referring to arms and legs)
*distal=distant |
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upper point; nearer the head
*same as cranially in diagram |
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lower point; nearer the feet
*same as caudally in diagram |
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| away from midline of body or subpart |
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| toward midline of body or subpart |
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| on belly; body in horizontal position with face down |
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| on back; body in horizontal position with face up |
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| two structures moving toward each other |
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two structures moving away from each other
*abduction= child taken AWAY |
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| refers to bending at a joint, usually toward the ventral surface |
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| opposite of flexion; straightening or moving out of flexed position |
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extreme extension
*ex. cerebral palsy- sometimes put them in a wheelchair to get rid of extreme extension (makes them flex legs) |
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