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- Front
- Back
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toward head or upper part of structure
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Superior/Rostral
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away from head or toward lower part/tail end of structure
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Inferior/Caudal
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toward the front of the body; in front of
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Anterior
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toward or at back of body; behind
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Posterior
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towards midline
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Medial
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out towards side
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Lateral
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toward the back or spine
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Dorsal
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toward the front or belly
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Ventral
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closer to the point of attachment or origin
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proximal
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Farther from the point of attachment or origin
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Distal
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On or near the surface/closer to body surface
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Superficial
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Under surface/farther from the body surface
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Deep
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Head, cervical, Trunk....
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Axial
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Upper limbs, shoulder girdles, lower limbs, pelvic girdles
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Appendicular
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Body erect
facing forward feet together arms at side palms forward |
Anatomical Position
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Cephalic
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Head
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Cranial
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Back of Head
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Facial
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Face
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Oral
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Mouth
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Nasal
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Nose
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Buccal
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Cheek
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Mental
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Chin
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Orbital
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Eye
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Otic
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Ear
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Nuchal
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Back of the Neck
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Cervical
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Front of the Neck
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Thoracic
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Chest
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Acromial
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Shoulder
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Interscapular
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Region Between shoulder blades
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Scapular
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Shoulder blades
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Axillary
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armpit
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Brachial
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Arm
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Cubital
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Elbow
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Olecranal
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Back of elbow
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Antebrachial
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forearm
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Carpel
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wrist
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Palmer
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palm
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Dorsum
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top of hand or foot
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Digital
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fingers
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Umbilical
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belly button
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Abdominal
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abdomen
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Vertebral
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spinal column
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Lumbar
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lower back
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Sacral
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very lower back, posterior pelvis
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Pubic
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genital region
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Perineal
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region between the anum and external genitalia
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Inguinal
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groin
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Gluteal
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buttock
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Femoral
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thigh
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Patellar
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knee cap
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Poplitel
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back of knee
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Crural
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Leg; calf area
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Calcaneal
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heel
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Tarsel
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ankle
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Pedal
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foot
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Median or midsagittal plane
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vertical plane that divides into 2 equal halves
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Sagittal or Parasagittal Plan
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vertical plane that divides into two unequal halves
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Frontal or Coronal Plane
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Vertical plane that divides into front and back sections
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Tranverse or Horizontal Plane
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Horizontal plane that divides into top and bottom sections
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Sternal
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Area Between the pectorals
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pectoral
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breast area
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Visceral pericardium
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covers the heart within the cavity
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parietal pericardium
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lines the pericardial(heart) cavity
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Visceral Pleura
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covers the lungs
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Parietal Pleura
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lines the walls of the throacic cavity
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Visceral Peritoneum
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covers most of the orans within the abdomniopelvic cavity
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parietal peritoneum
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lines the walls of the abdominopelvic cavity
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Visceral serosa
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membrane covering the organs in the cavity
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Parietal serosa
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membrane lining the cavity walls
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The eyes are ________ to the ears
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medial
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the ears are _________ to the eyes
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lateral
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the knee is _______ to the foot
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proximal
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the foot is ______to the knee
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distal
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the eyes are _________to the brain
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anterior
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the brian is ________to the eyes
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posterior
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the trunk is _______ to the legs
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superior
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the feet are _________ to the legs
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inferior
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the skin is ______ to the skeleton
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superficial
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the skeleton is _______ to the skin
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deep
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the forehead is _______ to the nose
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superior
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the navel is _______ to the breastbone
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inferior
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the breastbone is ______to the spine
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anterior
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the heart is ______ to the spine
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posterior
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the groin is ________ to the thigh
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medial
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the eye is __________ to the bridge of the nose
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lateral
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the elbow is _______ to the wrist
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proximal
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the knee is _______ to the thigh
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distal
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