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In anatomical position, the heart is which directional term relative to the spine?
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During a surgery to insert a Deep Brain Stimulation device in a patient with Parkinson's disease, the surgeon wants to instruct the other doctors that the device should be moved closer to the patient's face. How could the doctor communicate this?
A
Move the device anterior to the current location.
B
Move the device superior to the current location.
C
Move the device inferior to the current location.
D
Move the device posterior to the current location.
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Understand the anatomical directional terms: In anatomy, 'anterior' refers to the front of the body, 'posterior' refers to the back, 'superior' refers to above or towards the head, and 'inferior' refers to below or towards the feet.
Identify the current location of the Deep Brain Stimulation device. This is crucial to determine the direction in which the device needs to be moved.
Determine the direction relative to the patient's face: Since the face is located at the front of the body, moving the device closer to the face would mean moving it 'anterior' to its current location.
Consider the other options: Moving the device 'superior' would mean moving it upwards, 'inferior' would mean moving it downwards, and 'posterior' would mean moving it towards the back of the head, none of which would bring it closer to the face.
Conclude that the correct instruction to move the device closer to the patient's face is to move it 'anterior' to its current location.
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