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13 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Midsagittal |
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Frontal (coronal) plane |
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Transverse plane |
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Superior |
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above |
The forehead is superior to the nose |
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Inferior |
Towards the feet; lower part of structure |
The naval is inferior to the breastbone |
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Anterior(ventral) |
Nearer to the front of the body |
The breastbone is anterior to the spine |
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Posterior (dorsal) |
Nearer to or at the back of body |
The heart is posterior to the breastbone |
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Medial |
Nearer to the midline or midsagittal plane |
The heart is medial to the arm |
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Lateral |
Farther from body midline |
The arms are lateral to the chest |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the trunk |
The elbow is proximal to the wrist. (The elbow is closer to the shoulder or attachment point of the arm than the wrist is) |
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Distal |
Farther from the attachment of a limb to the trunk |
The knee is distal to the thigh |
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Superficial |
Toward or on the body surface |
The skin is superficial to the skeleton |
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Deep |
Away from the surface of the body |
The lungs are deep to the rib cage |
