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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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anterior/ventral
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in front
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posterior/dorsal
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in back
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medial
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toward the middle
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lateral
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toward the side
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internal
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within the body
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external
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outside the body
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proximal
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closet to the point of origin
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distal
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farther from the point of origin
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superior
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upper or above
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inferior
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lower
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cranial
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toward the head
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caudal
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toward the tail
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flexion
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decreasing the angle between two bones
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extension
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increasing the angle between two bones
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afferent
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carrying toward a center
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efferent
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carrying away or away from a center
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adduction
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moving toward the midline
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abduction
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moving away from the midline
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eversion
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turning a body part outward
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inversion
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turning a body part inward
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supination
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turning a bodypart upward
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deep
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away from the surface, more interal
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superficial
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toward or at the body surface
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planter
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toward the sole of the feet
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palmar
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toward the palm of the hand
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sagittal
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divides the body or organ vertically into right or left unequal parts
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medial/mid-sagittal
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dividies the body or organ vertically into equal parts right and left
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cornonal/frontal
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divides body or organ vertically into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse
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divides the body or organ horizontally or into cranial/caudal parts
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pronation
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turning a body part downward
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