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27 Cards in this Set
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Anterior
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Nearer to or at the front of the body.
"The toes are located anterior to the heel." |
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Posterior
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Nearer to or at the back of the body.
"The heel is posterior to the toes." |
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Medial
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Nearer to the midline or the body of a structure.
"The nose is medial to the eyes." |
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Superior
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Toward the head or upper part of a structure; generally refers to
structures in the trunk. "The Ribcage is superior to the pelvis." |
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Inferior
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Away from the head or toward the lower part of the structure;
generally refers to the trunk. "The stomach is inferior to the heart." |
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Lateral
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Farther from the midline of the body or a structure.
"The ears are lateral to the eyes." |
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side of the body.
"The liver and appendix are ipsilateral." |
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Contralateral
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On the opposite side of the body.
"The stomach and liver are contralateral." |
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Proximal
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Nearer to the point of attachment of an extremity, to the trunk or a
structure; nearer to the point of origin. "The elbow is proximal to the wrist." |
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Distal
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Farther from the point of attachment of an extremity, to the trunk or
a structure; farther from the point of origin. "The ankle is distal to the knee." |
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Superficial
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Toward or on the surface of the body.
"The placement of the scalp is superficial to the skull." |
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Deep
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Away from the surface of the body.
"The brain is deep to the skull." |
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Parietal
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Pertaining to the inner wall of a body cavity as opposed to its contents.
"The parietal membrane lines the walls of the thoracic cavity." |
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Visceral
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Pertaining to the covering of an organ.
"The visceral membrane covers the lungs." |
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Dorsal
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Relating to the back of the body or to the posterior part of an organ.
"The spine is located on the dorsal aspect of the body." |
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Ventral
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Relating to the front of the body or to the anterior part of an organ.
"The nose is on the ventral aspect of the body." |
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Coronal
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A lengthwise plane which runs side to side and divides the body
into anterior and posterior sections. Also called a frontal plane. |
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Transverse
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A crosswise plane which divides the body or any of its parts into
upper and lower portions. Also called horizontal plane. |
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Sagittal
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A lengthwise plane running from front to the back. It divides the
body into right and left sides. If the plane is exactly in the middle, it is called a midsagittal plane. |
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What are the planes of the body?
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Coronal, Transverse and Sagittal.
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Epiphysis
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Top/Bottom of a long bone, where it's lumpy. This is where spongy bone is located.
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Diaphysis
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Middle harder part of a long bone.
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Compact bone
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The hard outer layer of bone.
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Medullary cavity
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Center of bone where the marrow is located.
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Red marrow cavity
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Found at the top of the bone near the lumpies.
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Perioteum
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membrane that lines the outer surface of all bones
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Endosteum
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Thin layer of connective tissue that lines the surface of the medullary cavity.
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