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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Cudad (cudal)
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Toward the tail
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Cephalad
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Toward the head
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Proximal
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Toward the trunk (relative position in a limb or appendage)
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Distal
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Away from the trunk (relative position in a limb or appendage)
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Visceral
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Toward an interal organ; away from the outer wall (describes positions inside a body cavity)
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Parietal
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Toward the wall; away form internal structure
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Deep
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Toward the inside of a part; away from the surface
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superficial
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Toward the surface of a part; away from the inside
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Medullary
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Refers to an inner region
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Cortical
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Refers to an outer region
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Left
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Left of the subjects body
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Right
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Right of the subjects body
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Lateral
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Toward the side
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Medial
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Toward the midsagittal plane
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Anterior
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Toward the front of the body
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Posterior
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Toward the back
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Superior
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Toward the top
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Inferior
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Toward the bottom
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Ventral
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Along the belly surface of the body
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Dorsal
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Along the vertebral surface of the body
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