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20 Cards in this Set
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antomical position
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person standing erect with feet flat on floor, arms at sides, and palms, face and eyes facing forward
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sagital plane
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extends vertically and divides the body or organ into left and right portions
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median plane
or midsagittal plane |
passes through midline of body and divides into EQUAL right and left halves
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frontal plane
or coronal plane |
runs vertically and divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
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tranverse plane
or horizontal plane |
divides the body or organ into superior and inferior
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ventral
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toward the front or belly
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dorsal
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toward the back or spine
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anterior
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toward the ventral side
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posterior
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toward the dorsal side
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caphalic
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toward the head or superior end
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rostral
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toward the forehead or nose
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caudal
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toward the tail or inferior end
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superior
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above
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inferior
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below
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medial
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toward the midsagittal plane
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lateral
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away from the midsagittal plane
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proximal
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closer to the point of attachment or origin
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distal
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farther from the point of attachment or origin
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superficial
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closer to the body surface
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deep
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farther from the body surface
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