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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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anterior
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toward the front
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caudad / caudal
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toward the back (of body)
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cranial
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toward the front
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dorsal
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toward the spine/ back (actual back)
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palmar
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pertaining to the sole of the front feet
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plantar
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pertaining to the sole of the hind feet
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ventral
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toward the belly
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lateral
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toward the side
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medial
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toward the middle
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posterior
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toward the rear
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rostral
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toward the nose
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superficial
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toward the surface of the body
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deep
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away from the surface of the body
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proximal
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closest to the point of attachment
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distal
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away from the point of attachment
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oblique
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at an angle
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recumbent
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lying down
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supine
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lying on your back
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prone
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lying face down
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abduction
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movement away from midline
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adduction
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movement toward midline
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flexion
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act of bending
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extension
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act of straightening
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