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14 Cards in this Set
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Superior
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Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above
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Inferior
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Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure orthe body; below
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Anterior
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toward or at the front of the body;infront of
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posterior
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toward or at the backside of the body;behind
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medial
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toward or at the midline of the body; on the outer side of
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intermediate
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between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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proximal
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close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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distal
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farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment ofa limb to the body trunk
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superficial
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toward or at the body surface
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deep
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away from the body surface;more internal
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Cranial cavity
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space inside the bony skull
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dorsal body cavity
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subdivisions of spinal and cranial cavities
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ventral cavity
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contains all structures within the chest and abdomen
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thoracic cavity
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separated from the ventral cavity by a dome shaped muscle
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