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Anatomy: Anatomical Position & Planes

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In order to accurately describe how the different structures in our body are related one to another we can use anatomical planes. There are 3 cardinal or primary planes – Frontal, Median & Axial. This 3 minute video from Complete Anatomy show these planes in 3D to help you understand these concepts.