Anatomical position is important because ________

A) it allows a common point of reference for body position to help communicate anatomical relationships
B) it provides the greatest circulation to the extremities
C) it allows diagrams within textbooks to display a greater surface area of the body with one simple diagram
D) it is the position most comfortable to hospital patients


Answer: A

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