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19 Cards in this Set
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Anterior |
Nearer to or at the front of the body.
Ex. 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.
Ex. The heel is posterior to the toes |
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Medial |
Nearer to the midline or the body of a structure.
Ex. The nose is medial to the eyes. |
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Superior |
Toward the head or upper part of a structure; generally refers to structures in the trunk.
Ex. The Ribcage is superior to the pelvis. |
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Inferior |
Away from the head or toward the lower part of the structure; generally refers to the trunk. Ex. 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. Ex. The ears are lateral to the eyes.
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side of the body.
Ex. The liver and appendix are ipsilateral. |
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Contralateral |
On the opposite side of the body.
Ex. The stomach and liver are contralateral. |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the point of attachment of an extremity, to the trunk or a structure; nearer to the point of origin.
Ex. The elbow is proximal to the wrist. |
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Distal |
Farther from the point of attachment of an extremity, to the trunk or a structure; farther from the point of origin.
Ex. The ankle is distal to the knee |
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Superficial |
Toward or on the surface of the body.
Ex. The placement of the scalp is superficial to the skull. |
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Deep |
Away from the surface of the body.
Ex. 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.
Ex. The parietal membrane lines the walls of the thoracic cavity. |
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Visceral |
Pertaining to the covering of an organ ex. the visceral membrane covers the lungs |
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Dorsal |
Relating to the back of the body or to the posterior of an organ. ex. the spine is located on the dorsal aspect of the body. |
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Ventral |
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 |
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 |
Transverse 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 |
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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