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26 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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From front to back
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Caudad
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Toward the feet (or tail in embryology)
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Caudal
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Pertaining to, situated in, or toward the tail or the hind part. Or below another structure.
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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
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Inferior
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Below
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Inferolateral
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Below and to one side
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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 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
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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 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 (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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