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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Superior
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towards the head or upper part of the structure or the body; above
ex: forehead to the nose |
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Inferior
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away from the head; below
ex: naval to the breastbone |
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Anterior (ventral)
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the front
ex: breastbone to the spine |
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Posterior (dorsal)
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backside of, behind
ex: heart to the breastbone |
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Medial
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midline of the body
ex: heart to arm |
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Lateral
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away from midline
ex: arm to heart |
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Intermediate
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between medial and lateral structure
ex: armpit between breastbone and shoulder |
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proximal
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close to the origin of body part or attachment of limb to body trunk
ex: elbow to wrist |
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distal
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further away from the point of attachment
ex: fingers from elbow |
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superficial
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towards the top, or body surface
ex: abdominal muscles are superficial to intestines |
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deep
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further away from body surface
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dorsal body cavity
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cranial cavity (brain), spinal cavity (spinal cord)
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ventral body cavity
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throacic cavity (heart/lungs/etc), diaphragm separates it from the Abdominopelvic Cavity (abdomen/pelvic muscles, digestive, urinary, and reproductive organs)
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