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26 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Anterior
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The front
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Anteroposterior
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from front to back
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caudad
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toward the feet
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caudal
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toward the tail or hind part
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cranial
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toward the head
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deep
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away from the exterior surface, or further into the body
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distal
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further from the beginning
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dorsal
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the back
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horizontal
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parallel to the floor, a plane passing through the standing body parallel to the floor
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inferior
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below
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inferolateral
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below and to one side, both inferior and lateral
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lateral
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toward the left or right side of the body
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medial
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in the middle or the inside
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posterior
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the back or behind
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posteroanterior
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from back to front
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pronation
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Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is down (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg with the sole down),
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prone
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With the front or ventral surface downward (lying face down)
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proximal
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Toward the beginning
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sagittal
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A vertical plane passing through the standing body from front to back. The mid-sagittal, or median plane, splits the body into left and right halves.
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superficial
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on the curface of shallow
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superior
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above
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supination
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Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is upward (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg)
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supine
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With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up)
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transverse
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A horizontal plane passing through the standing body parallel to the ground
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ventral
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Pertaining to the abdomen
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vertical
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upright
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