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Body postions A&P
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Anatomical Body Position
Standing erect, facing forward, feet together, arms hanging at sides, palms facing forward
MIDSAGITTAL (median)
divides body symmetrically into
LEFT
and
RIGHT
halves
PARASAGITTAL (sagittal)
divides body ASYMMETRICALLY into
left
and
right
sections
CORONAL(frontal)
divides body ASYMMETRICALLY into
anterior
and
posterior
sections
(front and back sections)
TRANSVERSE (horizontal)
divides body HORIZONTALLY into
superior
and
inferior
sections
SAGITTAL
the lengthwise plane that divides the body into right and left portions
Author
cirrus608
ID
120312
Card Set
Body postions A&P
Description
body planes
Updated
2011-12-03T19:49:37Z
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