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Medical Terminology  /  MedTerm 0215  ·  Procedure · 60–90 seconds

Locating a Structure With Planes and Directions

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Locating a structure means naming its position along three axes: front to back, head to foot, and midline to side.

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Three structures located in full.

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A location naming only one axis is incomplete. Superior to what, and on which side, both belong in the record.