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| anatomy | study of the structures of the human body |
| physiology | study of the function of the body's structure |
| anatomical position | standard position, standing erect, head up, eyes forward, hands at side palms facing forward, toes pointing forward |
| plane | imaginary line drawn through the body or organ to separate it |
| sagittal plane | divides the body into right and left parts |
| medial | towards the middle |
| lateral | towards the side |
| coronal (frontal) plane | plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior sections |
| anterior (ventral) | front |
| posterior (dorsal) | back |
| transverse plane | plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections, superior and inferior |
| superior | pertaining to the upper half of the body or a position above an organ or structure |
| inferior | pertaining to the lower half of the body or a position below an organ or strucutre |
| cranial | pertaining to the skull |
| caudal | toward the tailbone, feet, or lower part of the body |
| proximal | referring to "near" a reference point |
| distal | moving from the body toward the end of a limb (arm or leg) |
| superficial | related to or located near the surface |
| deep | located underneath or further from a surface. |
