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29 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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ventral
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towards the front or belly
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dorsal
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toward the back or spine
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anterior
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toward the ventral side
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posterior
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toward the dorsal side
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cephalic
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toward the head or superior end
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rostral
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toward the forehead or nose
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caudal
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toward the tail or inferior end
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superior
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above
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inferior
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below
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medial
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towards the median plane (or sagittal plane)
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lateral
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away from the median plane (or sagittal plane)
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proximal
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closer to the point of attachment or origin
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distal
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father from the point of attachment or origin
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superficial
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closer to the body surface
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deep
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farther from the body surface
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the aorta is ___ to the vertebral column
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ventral
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the vertebral column is ___ to the aorta
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dorsal
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the sternum is ___ to the heart
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anterior
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the esophagus is ____ to the trachea
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posterior
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the ___ end of the embryonic neural tube develops into the brain
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cephalic
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the fore brain is ____ to the brain stem
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rosstral
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the spinal cord is ___ to the brain
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caudal
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the heart is ___ to the diaphragm
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superior
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the liver is ___ to the diaphragm
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inferior
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the heart is ___ to the lungs
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the heart is medial to the lungs
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the eyes are ___ to the nose
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lateral
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the fingernails are at the ___ ends of the fingers
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distal
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the skin is ___ to the muscles
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superficial
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the bones are ___ to the muscles
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deep
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