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19 Cards in this Set
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Superior/Cranial
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A part is above another part, or closer to the head
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Inferior/Caudal
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A part is below another part, or toward the feet
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Anterior / Ventral
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Means toward the front or a structure being more in front than another structure in the body
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Posterior/Dorsal
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Is opposite of anterior; it means toward the back or a structure being more in back than another structure in the body
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Medial
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Relates to an imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves. A part is medial if it is closer to this line than another part
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Lateral
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Away from midline
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Ipsilateral
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Pertains to the same side (the spleen and the descending colon are ipsilateral)
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Contralateral
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Refers to opposite side (The spleen and the gallbladder are contraleteral)
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Proximal
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The part that is closer to the trunk of the body or closer to another specified point of reference such as the root of a limb than another part refers to limbs only (usually being superior to the other)
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Distal
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The opposite of proximal. A particular body part is farther from the trunk of the body or another specified point of reference such as the root of a limb or the median than another part. Refers to limbs only (usually being inferior to the other)
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Superficial
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Situated near the surface
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Peripheral
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Outward or near the surface (used to describe the location of certain blood vessels and nerves)
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Deep
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Parts that are more internal
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Sagittal
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Lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions parallel to the median plane. If a sagittal section passes along the midline and divides the body into to equal parts, it is called median (medialsagittal)
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Transverse / Horizontal
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A cut that divides the body into superior (cranial) and inferior (caudal) portions. Perpendicular median.
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Coronal/ Frontal
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The part of the body that divides that body into unequal/ equal front and back or anterior and posterior portions
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Cross Section
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A cut across a cylindrical organ such as a blood vessel
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Oblique Section
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Angular Cut
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Longitudinal Section
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Lengthwise Cut
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