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31 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior
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The Front
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Anteroposterior
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Front to back
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Caudad
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Toward the feet..bottom of the body
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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
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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
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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 of right side of the body. NOT middle.
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Medial
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middle
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Posterior
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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.
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Prone
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with the front or ventral surface downward.
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Proximal
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toward the beginning.
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Sagital
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a verticle plane passing through the standing body from front to back.
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Superficial
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on the surface or 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.
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Supine
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with the back (dorsal) surface downward.
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Transverse
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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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Ball-and-Socket
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Circular movements, rotation.
(shoulder, hip) |
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Condyliod
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move in deffernt planes. cannot rotate. (knuckles)
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Gliding
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Flat or slightly curved surfaces join.
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Hinge
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Elbow, knew
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Pivot
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Convex surface joins with concave surface. up and down motion. (between radius and ulna)
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