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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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dorsal
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toward the upper surface (back)
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ventral
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toward the lower surface (belly)
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anterior
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toward the head
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posterior
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toward the tail
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cranial
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toward the head
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caudal
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toward the tail
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medial
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toward the midline of the body
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proximal
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toward the end of the appendage nearest the body
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lateral
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away from the midline of the body; toward the side
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distal
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toward the end of of appendage farthest away from the body
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frontal plane
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divides the body into dorsal and ventral halves; two-dimensional plane parallel to the anterior-posterior axis and perpendicular to the dorsal-ventral axis
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transverse plan
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a cross section; two-dimensional plane perpendicular to the anterior-posterior axis of the body
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sagittal plan
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divides the body into left and right halves; two-dimensional plane parallel to the anterior-posterior axis and parallel to the dorsal-ventral axis
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