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| examines structures including organs and organ systems that can be seen with the unadided eye |
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closer to the surface
the skin is superficial to the muscle |
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toward the front
palms are on the anterior side of the body
esophagus is the anterior to the spinal cord |
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toward the back
the occipital bone is on the posterior cranium
the spinal cord is the posterior to the espohagus |
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toward the head
the nose is superior to the mouth
the neck is superior to the chest |
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toward the tail
the nose is inferior to the forehead
the belly button is inferior to the chest |
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farther away from the point of origin
the foot is distal to the the hip
the wrist is distal to the elbow |
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closer to the midline of the body
the ear is medial to the shoulder
the index finger is medial to the thumb |
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father below the surface
bone is deep to the skin
bone is deep to the muscle |
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| divides the body or body parts into the right or left sections |
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| midsagittal plane (median plane) |
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| divides the body part into equal left and right parts |
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| divides the body or body parts into unequal parts |
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| divides the body or body part into anterior and posterior sections |
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| transverse (coronal plane) |
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| divides the body or body part into superior and inferior part. also divides the appendicular region into proximal and distal |
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| is taken at an angle is useful for examingin structures such as a knee joint that aren't easy to study with standard planes of section |
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