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Anatomical Position
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Body is in an erect position w/ arms at sides
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Supine
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Body is lying face upward
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Prone
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Body is lying face downward
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Superior
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Towards the head
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Inferior
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Towards the feet
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Anterior
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Front
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Posterior
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Back
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Medial
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Towards the midline
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Lateral
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Towards the sides
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Proximal
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Toward the trunk or point of origin
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Distal
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Away from the trunk or farther from point of origin
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Superficial
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Nearer the surface
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Deep
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Farther from surface
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Sagittal
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Divides body into left and right going from front to back
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Midsagittal
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Unique type of sagittal plane divided body into two equal halves
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