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31 Cards in this Set
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anatomical position
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subject is standing upright, facing observer, with the upperlimbs placed at the sides, the palms turned upward, and feet flat on the ground
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sagittal plane
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body divided into Left and Right
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Median (midsagital) plane
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divided from middle - umbilicus
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frontal (coronal) plane
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anterior (front) / posterior (back) division
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transverse
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superior (above) / inferior (below) division
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oblique plane
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passes at an angle btw transverse and sagittal plane
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superior
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torward the head
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inferior
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away from the head - torward the bottom
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anterior
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toward front
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posterior
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toward back
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medial
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toward midline (midsagittal)
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lateral
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toward side
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proximal
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near the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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distal
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farther (away from) the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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superficial
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toward the surface of the body
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anatomical position
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subject is standing upright, facing observer, with the upperlimbs placed at the sides, the palms turned upward, and feet flat on the ground
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sagittal plane
|
body divided into Left and Right
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Median (midsagital) plane
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divided from middle - umbilicus
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frontal (coronal) plane
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anterior (front) / posterior (back) division
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transverse
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superior (above) / inferior (below) division
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oblique plane
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passes at an angle btw transverse and sagittal plane
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superior
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torward the head
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inferior
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away from the head - torward the bottom
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anterior
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toward front
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posterior
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toward back
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medial
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toward midline (midsagittal)
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lateral
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toward side
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proximal
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near the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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distal
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farther (away from) the attachment of a limb to the trunk
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superficial
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toward the surface of the body
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deep
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away from the surface of the body
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