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What describes the Anatomical Position?
What describes the Anatomical Position?
Which term refers to the front of the body?
Which term refers to the front of the body?
What does 'Proximal' mean in anatomical terms?
What does 'Proximal' mean in anatomical terms?
Which term describes a position away from the midline of the body?
Which term describes a position away from the midline of the body?
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What is the term for a position that is towards the bottom or away from the head-end of the body?
What is the term for a position that is towards the bottom or away from the head-end of the body?
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What anatomical direction is defined as facing forward from any posterior aspect?
What anatomical direction is defined as facing forward from any posterior aspect?
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Which body plane divides the human body into equal left and right halves?
Which body plane divides the human body into equal left and right halves?
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From a lateral aspect, which direction is away from the midline of the body?
From a lateral aspect, which direction is away from the midline of the body?
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On which axis is the medial direction defined?
On which axis is the medial direction defined?
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What term describes a position that is toward the head from any given location?
What term describes a position that is toward the head from any given location?
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Which plane passes vertically through the body's midline dividing it into anterior and posterior portions?
Which plane passes vertically through the body's midline dividing it into anterior and posterior portions?
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Which of the following is NOT an example of an anatomical landmark?
Which of the following is NOT an example of an anatomical landmark?
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In anatomical terms, what does 'inferior' refer to?
In anatomical terms, what does 'inferior' refer to?
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Which body plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
Which body plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?
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What is the anatomical landmark found at the central point on the back of the skull just above the neck?
What is the anatomical landmark found at the central point on the back of the skull just above the neck?
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Which term describes a position closer to the surface of the body?
Which term describes a position closer to the surface of the body?
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If a surgical incision is made 'medial' to the shoulder, in which direction is it located?
If a surgical incision is made 'medial' to the shoulder, in which direction is it located?
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