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Jessica's neuroanatomy tutorial
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If only the brain really did come in colours...
Here are the important orientation words for describing brain positions:
- Coronal - Sections looking head-on toward an upright subject directly facing you
- Sagittal - Sections looking head-on toward an upright subject facing sideways
- Horizontal / transverse / axial - sections parallel to the floor when the subject is standing upright