Editing Anatomical terms of location (section)

===Standard anatomical position===
{{Main|Standard anatomical position}}
[[File:Anatomical position.jpg|thumb|A male and female human in the [[standard anatomical position]]]]

Because [[animal]]s can change orientation with respect to their environment, and because [[appendage]]s like [[limb (anatomy)|limbs]] and [[tentacle]]s can change position with respect to the main body, terms to describe position need to refer to an animal when it is in its [[standard anatomical position]], even when its appendages are in another position. This helps to avoid confusion in terminology when referring to the same animal in different postures.<ref name="libre3">{{cite web |title=1.4A: Anatomical Position |url=https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Anatomy_and_Physiology/Anatomy_and_Physiology_(Boundless)/1%3A_Introduction_to_Anatomy_and_Physiology/1.4%3A_Mapping_the_Body/1.4A%3A_Anatomical_Position |website=Medicine LibreTexts |access-date=4 March 2025 |language=en |date=18 July 2018}}</ref> In humans, this refers to the body in a standing position with arms at the side and palms facing forward.<ref name="Gray2016">{{cite web |title=Introduction |url=https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/anatomy-of-the-human-body/introduction-53/ |website=Collection at Bartleby.com |access-date=1 March 2025 |date=20 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="libre3"/> In [[quadrupeds]] this is an animal standing upright with all four feet on the ground and the head facing forward.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kumar |first=M.S.A. |date= 2015 |title=Clinically oriented anatomy of the dog & cat |url=https://www.google.com.gt/books/edition/Clinically_Oriented_Anatomy_of_the_Dog_a/ZBSSDwAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA9 |publisher=Linus Learning |page=9 |isbn=9781607975526 |access-date=2025-05-08}}</ref> For a [[fish]] this is belly down with neutral appendages. <ref>{{cite book |last=Earls|first=James |date=2023 |title=Functional Anatomy of Movement: An Illustrated Guide to Joint Movement, Soft Tissue Control, and Myofascial Anatomy-- For Yoga Teachers, Pilates Instructors & Movement & Manual Therapists |url=https://www.google.com.gt/books/edition/Functional_Anatomy_of_Movement/dzJ1EAAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA15 |publisher=North Atlantic Books |page=15 |isbn= 9781623178420 |access-date=2025-05-08}}</ref>