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What is the anatomical position?
What is the anatomical position?
The body is upright, facing the observer, with feet flat and directed forward, and palms facing forward at the sides.
How does understanding the anatomical position help in explaining the position of bones and muscles?
How does understanding the anatomical position help in explaining the position of bones and muscles?
It allows us to describe the position of bones and muscles in relation to each other using standard terms.
What is the significance of the midline of the body in anatomy?
What is the significance of the midline of the body in anatomy?
The midline runs along the long axis of the body, helping to understand symmetry and division of body structures.
Describe how the Transverse plane divides the body.
Describe how the Transverse plane divides the body.
Explain the division created by the Frontal/Coronal plane.
Explain the division created by the Frontal/Coronal plane.
What is the anatomical position?
What is the anatomical position?
Explain the division created by the Sagittal plane.
Explain the division created by the Sagittal plane.
How does the Transverse plane divide the body?
How does the Transverse plane divide the body?
What does the Frontal/Coronal plane divide the body into?
What does the Frontal/Coronal plane divide the body into?
Why is understanding the anatomical position important in anatomy?
Why is understanding the anatomical position important in anatomy?
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