Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11877-456-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-11877-456-4

Chapter 1 - An Introduction to the Human Body - Figure 1.5 - Page 13: 1

Answer

It is important to define one standard anatomical position. This allows for a universal way to describe the directionality of body parts relative to one another.

Work Step by Step

It is important to have a universal method so that definitions are not different from one person to the next. This allows for a standard method to describe the position of one body relative to another using words that describes behind, in front, above, below, left, right, etc.
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