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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Superior
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Above "Nose is superior to mouth."
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Inferior
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Below "Nose is inferior to the eyes."
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Anterior
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Front "Toes are anterior to the heel."
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Posterior
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back/behind "Spine is posterior to the heart."
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Medial
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Towards the middle. "The nose is medial to the ears."
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Lateral
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away from the middle. "The shoulders are lateral to the neck."
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Cephalad (cranial)
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applied to four-legged animals. in humans, used interchangeably with superior.
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caudal
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applied to four-legged animals, in humans used interchangeably with inferior.
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dorsal
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backside *think dorsal fin "The heel is dorsal to the toes"
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ventral
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belly side "The nose is ventral to the occipital bone."
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proximal
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nearer to axial skeleton. "The elbow is proximal to the wrist."
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distal
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away from axial skeleton. "The knee is distal to the hips."
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superficial
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closer to the surface. "The skin is superficial to the bone."
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deep
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further in the body. "The heart is deep to the rib cage."
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frontal plane
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divides anterior from posterior/ front from back
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sagittal plane
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divides left and right. down middle is midsaggital, or median plane
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transverse plane
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divides superior from inferior
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