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| Frontal or coronal section |
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| divides body into front and back sections (Figure 1-1 A) |
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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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| pertaining to belly or anterior surface |
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| pertaining to back of body or posterior surface |
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| toward tail or coccyx (Figure 1-1 B, C) |
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| closer to trunk or thorax; nearer to attached end |
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| further from trunk or thorax; further from attached end (Figure 1-1 B) |
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| upper point; nearer the head |
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| lower point; nearer the feet |
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| away from midline of body or subpart |
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| toward midline of body or subpart (Figure 1-1 B, C) |
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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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| 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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| two structures moving toward each other |
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| two structures moving away from each other (Figure 1-1 B) |
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