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28 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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pertaining to the front
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anterior
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pertaining to the front and to the back
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anteroposterior
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pertaining to two sides
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bilateral
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pertaining to the tail
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caudal
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toward the head
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cephalad
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pertaining to the head
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cephalic
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pertaining to away from (the point of reference)
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distal
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pertaining to the back
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dorsal
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pertaining to below
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inferior
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pertaining to a side
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lateral
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toward the middle
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mediad
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pertaining to the middle
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medial
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pertaining to the middle and to the side
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mediolateral
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pertaining to the back
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posterior
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pertaining to the back and to the front
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posteroanterior
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pertaining to near (to the point of reference)
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proximal
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pertaining to above
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superior
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pertaining to one side (only)
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unilateral
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pertaining to the belly (front)
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ventral
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vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior positions
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frontal (or coronal)
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vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (midsagittal divides the body into right and left halves)
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sagittal
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horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions
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transverse
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around the navel (umbilicus)
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umbilical region
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directly above the umbilical region
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epigastric region
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directly below the umbilical region
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hypogastric region
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to the right and left of the epigastric region
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hypochondriac regions
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to the right and left of the umbilical region
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lumbar regions
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to the right and left of the hypogastric region
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iliac regions
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