Anatomical Terms

Question	Answer
Image: Prone (image/png)	Prone position- face down, toes pointing down, palms up
Image: Supine (image/png)	Supine - palms town, toes and face up
Systemic Anatomy	A single system is studied in its entirety- i.e. nervous system
Regional Anatomy	Where a body region is taken and its different structures studied
'Gross Anatomy'	Macroscopic study
Histology	Microscopic anatomy
Image: Anterior (image/jpg)	Upright, facing the front, palms foreward
Image: Posterior (image/png)	Upright, facing away, palms away
When referring to bone i.e. level of 5th rib, assume...	Lying down
When refering to above/below, assume...	The person is standing up
Midsagital Plane	Image: Midsagital_Plane (image/png)
Transverse Plane	Image: Transverse_Plane (image/png)
Frontal/Coral Plane	Image: Frontal_or_Coral (image/png)
Superior (Towards Head)	Inferior (Towards feet)
Deep (duh)	Superficial (towards surface)
Anterior (towards face)	Posterior (Towards back of the head)
Lateral (away from midline)	Medial (Towards midline)

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