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19 Cards in this Set
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Ventral.
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Toward the front or belly.
The aorta is ventral to the vertebral column. |
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Dorsal.
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Toward the back or spine.
The vertebral column is dorsal to the aorta. |
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Anterior.
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Toward the ventral side.
The sternum is anterior to the heart. |
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Posterior.
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Toward the dorsal side.
The esophagus is posterior to the trachea. |
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Cephalic.
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Toward the head or superior end.
The cephalic end of the embryonic neural tube develops into the brain. |
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Rostral.
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Toward the forehead or nose.
The forebrain is rostral to the brainstem. |
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Caudal.
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Toward the tail or inferior end.
The spinal cord is caudal to the brain. |
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Superior.
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Above.
The heart is superior to the diaphragm. |
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Inferior.
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Below.
The liver is inferior to the diaphragm. |
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Medial.
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Toward the medial plane.
The heart is medial to the lungs. |
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Lateral.
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Away from the medial plane.
The eyes are lateral to the nose. |
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Proximal.
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Closer to the point of attachment or origin.
The elbow is proximal to the wrist. |
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Distal.
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Farther from the point of attachment or origin.
The fingernails are at the distal ends of the fingers. |
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Superficial.
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Closer to the body surface.
The skin is superficial to the muscle. |
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Deep.
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Farther from the body surface.
The bones are deep to the muscles. |
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Sagittal plane.
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Passes vertically through the body or organ and divides it into right and left portions.
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Median (midsagittal) plane.
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Sagittal plane that divides the body or organ into into equal halves.
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Frontal (coronal) plane.
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Extends vertically through the body and divides it into anterior (front) and posterior (back) sections.
Runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane. |
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Transverse plane.
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Also called the horizontal plane, this passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis. It divides it into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions.
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