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11 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Dorsal
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Toward the back or top line of the body, upper side
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Ventral
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Away from the back or top line, underside
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Anterior/Cranial/Cephalic
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Toward the head end
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Posterior/Caudal
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toward the Tail end
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Median Plane
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Vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sections along the midline
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Medial
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toward median plane
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Lateral
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away from medial plane
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Horizontal plane
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divides body into dorsal and ventral sections
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Transverse Plane
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divides body into anterior and posterior sections
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Proximal
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usually applied to limbs, toward the attached or less movable portion(near the median plane)
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Distal
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Usually applied to limbs, toward the more movable portion (also away from median plane)
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