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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior/Ventral
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Front regions of the body
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Posterior/Dorsal
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Posterior or back regions of the body
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Cephalic
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Towards the head (cranial, superior)
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Caudal
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Towards the feet (inferior)
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Proximal
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Nearest to the point of attachment to the truck. So the elbow is proximal to the fingers
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Distal
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Away from the truck of the body. the fingers are distal to the elbow
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Medial
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Towards the median plane
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Lateral
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Farther from the medial plane
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Central/Peripheral
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Towards the center, and away (central and peripheral nervous system)
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Visceral
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inner surface covering an organ
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Superficial
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Covering that's closer to surface
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Intermediate
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Covering between other structures
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Flexion/Extension
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Bending or move a limb that decreases the angle between the bones at the joint. opposite of extension which increases the angle
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Abduction/Adduction
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Moving parts of the body away from the median plane. For ex. raising the arm laterally. Opposite is Adduction, which would be bringing the arm back to its anatomical position, laying next to the body.
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Internal/External rotations
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Toes away facing midline, toes facing away
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Elevation/Depression
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movement of the shoulders up/movement of the shoulders down (shrugging)
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Sagittal
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Longitudinal cut, divides it into sinister (left) and dexter parts). Mid line sagittal is perfectly in half
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Coronal
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Cutting the body into posterior and anterior parts
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Horizontal/Axis
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Divides the body into top and bottom
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