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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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ventral
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toward the front or belly
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the aorta is ventral to the vertebral columnn
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dorsal
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toward the back or spine
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the vertebral column is dorsal to the aorta
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anterior
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toward the ventral side
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the strenum is anterior to the heart
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posterior
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toward the dorsal side
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the esophagus is posterior to the trachea
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cephalic
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toward the head or superior end
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the cephalic end of the embryonic neural tube develops into the brain
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rostral
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toward the forehead or nose
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the forebrain is rostral to the brainstem
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caudal
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toward thetail or inferior end
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the spinal cord is caudal to the brain
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superior
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above
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the heart is supreior to the daphragm
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inferior
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below
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the liver is inferior to the diaphragm
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medial
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toward the midsagittal plane
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the hear is medial to the lungs
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lateral
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away from the midsagittal plane
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the eyes are lateral to the nose
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proximal
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closer to the point of attachment or orgin
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the elbow is proximal to the wrist
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distal
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father from the point of attachment or orgin
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the fingernails are the distal ends of the fingers
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superficial
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closer to the body surface
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the skin is superficial to the muscles
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deep
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farther from the body surface
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the bones are deep to the muscles
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sagittal
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separates left and right portions
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frontal
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separates front and back
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transverse
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separates top and bottom
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coronal
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separates front and back
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midsagittal
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separates midline of body into equal lft and right halves
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