Anatomy and Phyisology
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Chapter 1 Language of Anatomy (Language)
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Anatomical Position
Erect with feet parallel and the arms hanging at the sides with the palms facing forward.
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Directional Terms
Used to explain exactly where one body structure is in relation to another.
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Section
Cut
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Plane
when a cut is made through the body wall or organ (along an imaginary line)
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Sagittal
a longitudinal cut into right and left parts
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Midsagittal
sagittal section made along the midline or median plane. Right and left parts are EQUAL.
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Frontal (coronal)
lengthwise into anterior and posterior
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Transverse
Section, horizontal plane into superior and inferior parts
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