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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Superior |
Above |
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Inferior |
Below |
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Cephalic |
Relative term meaning nearer to the head |
Collar bone is cephalic to the sternum |
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Caudal |
Relative term meaning nearer to the tail |
Sternum is caudal to the collar bone |
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Anterior |
Toward the front if the body |
Nose is anterior to the brain |
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Posterior |
Toward the back if the body |
Brain is posterior to the nose |
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Ventral |
Toward the belly, equivalent to anterior |
Breast is ventral to the spine |
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Dorsal |
Toward the back, equivalent to posterior |
Spine is dorsal to breast |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the point of reference or attachment |
Shoulder is proximal to the elbow or elbow is proximal to the wrist |
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Distal |
Farther away from a point of reference or attachment |
Elbow is distal to the shoulder or the wrist is distal tovthe elbow |
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Lateral |
Away from the median plane of the body |
Shoulder is lateral tovthe head or ear is later to the brain |
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Medial |
Toward median plane of the body |
Head is medial to the shoulder or the nose is medial to the cheek |
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Superficial |
Toward, at, or pertaining tovthe surface |
Skin is superficial to muscles |
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Deep |
Away from or below the surface |
The muscles are deep to the skin |
