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Visualize: Body laying on the back with palms up...what you see is anterior, or the front. What is underneath is considered posterior, or the back.
Visualize: Body laying on the back with palms up...what you see is anterior, or the front. What is underneath is considered posterior, or the back.
It is a natural response to pressure in that area. If you are pregnant, you should always be laying on you back with NO pressure on the front of your body.
front
The ventral side of a person (or animal's) body is where the front of their chest is, so a ventral position is lying with your chest up. The back of a person is their 'dorsal' side.
Anterial and ventral
back (opposite of front) = derrièreback (body part) = le dos
The body is divided into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions by the frontal (coronal) plane. This plane runs vertically from side to side and divides the body into front and back halves.
The lungs are inside your body so it isn't really in the front or back. It is in the chest area or upper body.
There are bolts on the floor at the front and back of the back seat holding it to the body.
Frontal or Coronal plane
The anterior refers to the front of the body or an organ, while the posterior refers to the back. These terms are used to describe the location or position of structures in relation to the body.