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Anatomical Positions

Anatomical Positions

In anatomy, several standard anatomical positions are used as references for describing the position and orientation of different body parts. These positions help provide a common frame of reference when discussing anatomical structures. The anatomical position is the standard reference point for describing the body's position and orientation. In this position:
The body is upright, facing forward, and standing erect.
The feet are parallel and flat on the floor.
The arms are hanging by the...

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Head Positioning in Acute Stroke

Shunsuke Taito¹, Kota Yamauchi²

¹Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan shutaitou@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.

The New England Journal of Medicine

|September 14, 2017

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