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15 Cards in this Set
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superior (cranial)
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nearer to head or toward the head
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inferior (caudal)
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nearer to feet or toward the tailbone
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anterior (ventral)
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nearer to front (belly); before
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posterior (dorsal)
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nearer to back; behind
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medial
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nearer to the median plane
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lateral
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father from median plane
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median (midline)
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a plane that divides the body into equal left and right sides
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proximal
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nearer to the trunk or origin of structure; farther from the poin of attachment
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distal
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father from the trunk or origin of structure; farther from the point of attachment
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central
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nearer or toward the center
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peripheral
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farther or away from the center
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orad
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in a direction toward the mouth
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aborad
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in a direction away from the mouth
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superficial
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nearer to or on the surface
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deep
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farther from or away from the surface
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