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27 Cards in this Set
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of an organ or midsagittal plane of the body. Toward the side.
Compare medial |
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Midsagittal Plane
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The plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves.
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Appendicular
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Pertaining to the extremeties and their supporting skeletal girdles.
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Proximal
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Relatively near a point of origin or attachment
Compare to distal |
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Axial
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Pertaining to the head, neck, and trunk. The part of the body excluding the appendiculat portion.
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Peripheral
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Away from the center of the body or of an organ.
Towards the outside |
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Sagittal Plane
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Any plane that extends from ventral to dorsal and cephalic to caudal, dividing the body into right and left portions.
Compare midsagittal plane |
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Superficial
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Relatively close to the surface. Opposite of deep.
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Frontal Plane
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An anatomical plane that passes through the body or an organ from right to left and superior to inferior.
Also called a coronal plane. |
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Deep
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Relatively far from the body surface. Opposite of superficial.
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Ventral |
Towards the front, or belly |
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Dorsal |
Towards the back or spine |
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Anterior |
Toward direction of forward movement |
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Posterior |
opposite to anterior |
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Rostral |
toward the forehead or nose |
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Caudal |
toward the tail or inferior end |
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superior |
above |
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inferior |
below |
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cranial |
above |
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medial |
toward the median plane |
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distal |
closer to the end of the extremeties |
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ipsilateral |
on the same side |
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contralateral |
on the opposite side of the body |
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parasagittal |
parallel to the midsagittal plane |
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horizontal plane |
transverse plane |
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coronal plane |
divides the body into front and rear sections vertically |
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frontal plane |
coronal plane |
