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13 Terms A&P
Term | Definition |
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Anatomical Position | The position of the human body with the face forward and hands at the side. |
Supine Position | When the body is lying face up. |
Prone Position | When the body is lying face down. |
Frontal (coronal) plane | Any vertical plane that divides the body into belly and back sections |
Sagittal (median) plane | The vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves. |
Transverse Plane | The plane that Divides the body into superior and inferior parts. |
Abdominal | Of, in, or on the abdomen (stomach area) |
Acromial | The outward end the the spine, shoulder blade area. |
Antecubital | In front of the elbow. |
Brachial | Belonging to the arm, foreleg, or from the shoulder to the elbow. |
Carpal | The wrist area, or the carpus. |
Cervical | The neck area. |
coxal | The hip area |