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Body Atlas Anatomical Position: a position of reference, standing upright arms at sides and palms, face and eyes forward Supine: when palms are faced forward.

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1 Body Atlas Anatomical Position: a position of reference, standing upright arms at sides and palms, face and eyes forward Supine: when palms are faced forward Prone: when palms are faced rearward

2 Body Atlas Anatomical Planes: Slices of the body that are used to identify regions of note Sagittal: vertical plane, body divided into left(L) and right® sides Median plane: is a sagittal plane that gives equal halves Frontal: vertical plane, body divided into anterior and posterior Transverse plane: horizontal plane divides body into upper and lower pieces

3 Body Atlas McGraw-Hill - Essential Study Partner
Know terms in table A-1 on page 32 Axial region: Head, neck and trunk, Appendicular region: upper and lower limbs


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