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ACE Personal Trainer Latest Update Graded A+ anterior (ventral) toward the front Posterior (dorsal) toward the back superior toward the head inferior away from the head medial Toward the midline of the body lateral Away from the midline of the body proximal toward the attached end of a limb, the origin of a structure, or midline of the body distal away from the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body superficial External; located close to or on the body surface deep Internal; located further beneath the body surface than the superficial structures cervical Regional term referring to the neck. 7 cervical vertebrae thoracic Regional term referring to the portion of the body between the neck and the abdomen; also known as the chest (thorax). 12 thoracic vertebrae lumbar Regional term referring to the portion of the back between the abdomen and the pelvis. 5 lumbar vertebrae. plantar The sole or bottom of the feet dorsal The top surface of the feet and hands palmar The anterior or ventral surface of the hands (inside hands) sagittal plane A longitudinal (imaginary) line that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sections frontal plane A longitudinal (imaginary) section that divides the body into ANTERIOR front and POSTERIOR back parts; lies at a right angle to the sagittal plane transverse plane Also known as the horizontal plane; an imaginary line that divides the body or any of its parts into superior and inferior sections muscles that act at the shoulder girdle trapezius levator scapulae rhomboids pectorialis minor serrates anterior muscles that act at the shoulder pectoralis major, deltoid, latissimus dorsi, rotator cuff, teres major muscles that act at the trunk Rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, transverse abdominis, erector spinae, multifidi muscles that act at the hip illiopsoas rectus femoris gluteus maximus biceps femoris semitendinosus semimembranosus gluteus medius & minimus adductor magnus adductor braves and longs tensor fasciae latae (TFL) sartorius pectineus gracilis