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15 Cards in this Set
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Distal
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Away from an attached base.
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The fingers are distal to the wrist; moving distally from the elbow brings you to the wrist
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Proximal
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Toward an attached base.
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The thigh is proximal to the foot; moving proximally from the wrist brings you to the elbow
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Lateral
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Away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane
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The thigh articulates with the lateral surface of the pelvis; moving laterally from the nose brings you to the cheeks
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Medial
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Toward the body's longitudinal axis; toward the midsagittal plane
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The medial surfaces of the thighs may be in contact; moving medially from the arm across the chest surface brings you to the sternum
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Inferior
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Below; at a lower level
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The knees are inferior to the hips.
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Superior
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Above; at a higher level (in the human body, toward the head)
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In humans, the cranial border of the pelvis is superior to the thigh.
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Anterior
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The front surface. Equivalent to Ventral when referring to human body.
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The navel is on the anterior surface of the trunk.
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Posterior
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The back surface. AKA Dorsal.
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The shoulder blade is located posterior to the rib cage.
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Deep
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Farther from the body surface.
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The bone of the thigh is deep to the surrounding skeletal muscles
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Superficial
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At, near, or relatively close to the body surface.
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The skin is superficial to underlying structures
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Ventral
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The belly side. Equivalent to anterior when referring to the human body.
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The navel is on the ventral surface of the trunk.
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Dorsal.
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The back surface. AKA Posterior.
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The shoulder blade is located dorsal to the rib cage.
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Cranial
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The head. AKA Cephalic.
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The cranial border of the pelvis is on the side toward the head rather than toward the thigh.
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Cephalic
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The head. AKA Cranial
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The cephalic border of the pelvis is on the side toward the head rather than toward the thigh.
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Caudal
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The tail (coccyx in humans)
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The hips are caudel to the waist.
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