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Definitions of Anatomical Terms Used in Occupational Biomechanics
October 22, 2008
The standard anatomical position is facing forward with feet together and palms up. The following terms and their positions are accepted and used consistently:
- Anterior - Ventral - Forward
- Posterior - Dorsal - Back
- Flexion - Bend Forward
- Extension - Bend Rearward
- Mid Sagittal Plane - the Right and Left Halves of the body
- Superior - Cranial - Toward the Head
- Inferior - Caudal - Toward the Feet
- Coronal Plane - the Front and Rear halves of the body
- Medial - Lateral - Side
- Palmar - Palm Side of Hand
- Dorsal - Back of Hand
- Abduction - Movement away from the center of the body
- Adduction - Movement toward the center of the body
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