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27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Transverse plane
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divides top and bottom body
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Frontal plane
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divides anterior (front) and posterior (back) body
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Sagital plane
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divides the body into left and right parts
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Lateral aspect
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From the side
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Posterior aspect
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back side
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Anterior aspect
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front side
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anter(o)
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nearer to or toward the front
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poster(o)
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nearer to or toward the back
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ventr(o)
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belly side
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dors(o)
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directed toward or situated toward the back
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medi(o)
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medial, median; middle or nearer the middle
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later(o)
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farther from the midline of the body or from a structure
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super(o)
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superior, uppermost or above
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infer(o)
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inferior, lowermost or below
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proxim(o)
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proximal, nearer the origin or point of attachment
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dist(o), tel(e)
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distal, far or distant from the origin or point of attachment
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caud(o)
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caudad or caudal, in an inferior position
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cephal(o)
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cephalad, toward the head
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abdomin(o)
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abdomen
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acr(o)
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extremities (arms and legs)
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axill(o)
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armpit
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cephal(o)
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head
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crani(o)
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skull
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dactyl(o)
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finger or toe
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encephal(o)
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brain
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herni(o)
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hernia
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omphal(o), umbilic(o)
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umbilicus, (navel)
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