Parts of the body fall under which O&M concept category?

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Understanding the body as a reference frame is essential in orientation and mobility. Body concepts cover awareness of the body’s parts, their locations in space, and how they relate to movement and navigation. This knowledge helps with balance, gait, and using the cane effectively, because knowing where your feet, legs, arms, and head are in relation to the environment keeps you oriented and makes you safer as you move. In practice, you might use body awareness to describe or follow a path, shift your body to clear a doorway, or align your steps with a curb or obstacle. Environmental concepts focus on features in the surroundings, not on the body itself, while spatial concepts deal with directions and positions in space rather than which body parts are involved. The concept learning process refers to how concepts are acquired, not to the subject matter of the body. So parts of the body fall under body concepts.