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26 Cards in this Set
- Front
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What is Anterior?
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the front
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what is the posterior?
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the back
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what is the caudad
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toward the feet
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what is the caudal?
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pertaining to the hind or the tail
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what is the cranial?
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towards the head
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what is deep?
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away from the exterior surface or furhter into the body
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what is distal?
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Further from the beginning
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what is the dorsal end?
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the back end.
example: dolphins dorsal fin back fin |
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horizontal
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parallel to the floor.
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inferior
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below as opposed to superior
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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, as opposed to medial
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• Medial
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In the middle or inside, as opposed to lateral
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• Posterior
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The back or behind, as opposed to the anterior.
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• Posteroanterior
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From back to front, as opposed to anteroposterior.
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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), as opposed to supination.
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• Prone
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With the front or ventral surface downward (lying face down), as opposed to supine.
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• Proximal
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Toward the beginning, as opposed to distal.
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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, as opposed to deep.
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• Superior
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Above, as opposed to inferior
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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), as opposed to pronation.
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• Supine
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: With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up), as opposed to prone.
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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, as opposed to dorsal
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• Vertical
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Upright, as opposed to horizontal.
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