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15 Cards in this Set
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Superior (cephallic or cranial)
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Toward the head or the upper part of a structure; generally refers to structures in the trunk.
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Inferior (caudal)
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Away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure; generally refers to structures in the trunk.
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Anterior (ventral)
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Nearer to or at the front or belly surace of the body. In the prone position, the body lies anterior side down; in the supine position, the body lies anterior side up.
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Nearer to or at the back or backbone surface of the body.
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Medial
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Nearer the midline of the body or a structure. The midline is an imaginary vertical line that divides the body intoequal left and right sides.
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Lateral
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farther from the midline of the body or a structure.
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Intermediate
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Between two structures
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Ipsilateral
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On the same side of the body.
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Contralateral
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On the opposite side of the body.
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Proximal
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Nearer the attachment of an extremity to the trunk; nearer to the point of origin.
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Distal
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farther from the attachment of an extremity to te trunk; farther from the point of origin.
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Superficial (external)
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Toward or on the surface of the body.
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Deep (internal)
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Away from the surface of the body.
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Parietal
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Pertaining to the outer wall of a body cavity.
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Visceral
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Pertaining to the covering of an oragan (viscus).
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