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ANATOMICALPOSITION/PLANES
TERMINOLOGY
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Think about medical terms you have heard
or read about.
Write as many terms as you can think of on
a piece of paper and define them.
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2http://dulye.com/blog/blog-category/communication?page=2
Students will be able to: Define terminology relative to anatomical position and planes.
Identify terminology relative to anatomical position and planes.
Demonstrate proper use of terminology relative to anatomical position and planes.
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• Anatomical position
• an erect stance, arms at the sides, palms facing
forward
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• Frontal plane
• divides the body into front and back parts
• Sagittal plane
• divides the body into left and right parts
• Mid-Sagittal or Median plane
• divides the body into equal left and right parts
• Transverse plane
• divides the body into top and bottom parts
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Human_anatomy_planes.svg#file