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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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• Anterior:
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The front, as opposed to the posterior.
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• Anteroposterior:
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From front to back, as opposed to posteroanterior
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• Caudad: .
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Toward the feet (or tail in embryology), as opposed to cranial
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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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• Caudad: .
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Toward the head, as opposed to caudad
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• Deep:
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Away from the exterior surface or further into the body, as opposed to superficial.
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• Distal:
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Further from the beginning, as opposed to proximal.
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• Dorsal:
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The back, as opposed to ventral.
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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, 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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With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up), as opposed
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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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