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13 Cards in this Set
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Anterior/ventral |
The front surface of the human body |
The navel is on the anterior surface of the trunk |
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Posterior/dorsal |
The back surface of the human body |
The shoulder blade is located posterior to the rib cage |
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Cranial/cephalic |
The head |
The cranial border of the pelvis is on the side toward the head rather than toward the thigh |
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Superior |
Above; at a higher level (in the human body, toward the head) |
In humans, the cranial border of the pelvis is superior to the thigh |
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Caudal |
The tail (coccyx) |
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Caudal |
The tail (coccyx) |
The hips are caused to the waist |
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Inferior |
Below; at a lower level |
The knees are inferior to the hips |
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Medial |
Toward the body's longitudinal axis; toward the midsagittal plane |
The medial surface of the thighs may be in contact; moving medially from the arm across the chest surface brings you to the sternum |
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Lateral |
Away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane |
The thigh bone forms a joint with the lateral surface of the pelvis; moving laterally from the nose brings you to the cheeks |
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Proximal |
Toward the attached base |
The thigh is proximal to the foot; moving proximally from the wrist brings you to the elbow |
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Distal |
Away from the attached base |
The fingers are distal to the wrist; moving distally from the elbow will bring you to the wrist |
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Superficial |
At, near, or relatively close to the body surface |
The skin is superficial to underlying structures |
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Deep |
Farther from the body surface |
The bone of the thigh is deep to the surrounding skeletal muscles |
