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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Anterior |
The front; before |
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Ventral |
The belly side; equivalent to anterior |
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Posterior |
The back; behind |
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Dorsal |
The back; equivalent to posterior |
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Cranial or cephalic |
The head |
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Superior |
Above; at a higher level |
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Caudal |
The tail; coccyx in humans |
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Inferior |
Below; at a lower level |
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Medial |
Towards the body's longitudinal axis; toward the midsagittal plane |
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Lateral |
Away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane |
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Proximal |
Toward an attached base |
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Distal |
Away from an attached base |
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Superficial |
At, near, or relatively close to the body surface |
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Deep |
Farther from the body surface |