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31 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Anotomical Position
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Person stands erect, face directed forward, upper limbs hanging to the side with palms facing forward.
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Supine
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Person lies face upward.
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Prone
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Person lies face downward.
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Superior
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A structure above or higher than another.
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Inferior
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A structure below or lower than another.
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Anterior
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The front of the body.
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Posterior
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The back of the body.
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Ventral
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Toward the front of the body.
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Dorsal
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Toward the back of the body.
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Cephalic
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Closer to the head than another structure.
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Caudal
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Closer to the tail bone (coccyx) than another structure.
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Proximal
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Closer to the attachment point than another structure.
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Distal
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Farther from the attachment point than another structure.
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Midline
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Divides the body into right and left sides.
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body.
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Medial
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Toward the midline of the body.
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Superficial
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Toward the surface or on it.
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Deep
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Away from the surface; internal.
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Sole
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The inferior (plantar) aspect or bottom of the foot.
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Palm
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The flat of the hand, excluding the thumb and other fingers.
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Frontal (coronal)
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Runs vertically and divides the body into anterior and posterior portions.
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Sagittal
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Runs vertically through the body and parallel to the median plane.
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Median or Midsagittal
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Runs sagittally through the midline and divides the body into right and left halves.
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Transverse (horizontal)
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Runs parallel to the ground and divides the body into superior and inferior portions.
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Longitudinal
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Intersects the long axis of a structure or organ.
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Cross-section
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Intersects the long axis of a structure or organ at a right plane.
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Oblique Section
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Intersects the long axis at other than a right angle.
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Flexion
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Decrease in the angle between bones or body parts.
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Extension
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Increase or straightening of the angle between bones or body parts.
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Abduction
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Movement of the limbs away from the median plane.
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Adduction
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Movement of the limbs toward the median plane.
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