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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Cranial
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TOWARD THE HEAD END OF THE BODY
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CAUDAL
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TOWARD THE TAIL END OF THE BODY
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VENTRAL
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TOWARD THE BELLY
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DORSAL
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TOWARD THE BACK
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MEDIAL
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TOWARD THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
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LATERAL
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AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY
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PROXIMAL
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NEARER TO THE AXIAL SKELETON, USUALLY
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DISTAL
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FARTHER FROM THE AXIAL SKELETON
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SAGITTAL PLANE
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DIVIDES THE BODY INTO SYMMETRICAL RIGHT AND LEFT HALVES
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CORONAL PLANE
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DIVIDES THE BODY INTO ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR HALVES
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TRANSVERSE PLANE
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A PLANE THAT SLICES THROUGH THE BODY AT ANY HEIGHT BUY ALWAYS PASSES PERPENDICULAR TO THE SAGITTAL AND FRONTAL PLANES
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MESIAL
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TOWARDS THE MIDLINE AT THE FRONT OF MOUTH
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DISTAL
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TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE TOOTH ROW
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LINGUAL
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TOWARD THE TONGUE
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BUCCAL
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TOWARD THE CHEEK
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OCCLUSAL
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THE CHEWING SURFACE OF EACH TOOTH
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FLEXION
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BENDING MOVEMENT THAT DECREASES THE ANGLE BETWEEN BODY PARTS
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EXTENSION
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A STRAIGHTENING MOVEMENT THAT INCREASES ANGLE BETWEEN BODY PARTS
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ABDUCTION
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MOVEMENT OF A BODY PART, USUALLY AN APPENDAGE, AWAY FROM THE MIDLINE SAGITTAL
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ADDUCTION
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MOVEMENT OF BODY PART
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