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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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More toward the head, or above another structure
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superior, or cepahlic
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More toward the feet or tail, or below another structure
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inferior, or caudal
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More toward the front or belly-side of the body.
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anterior or ventral
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More toward the back or spinal cord side of the bodyq
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posterior, or dorsal
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Refers to the middle or near the middle of the body or the struture
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medial
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refers to the side
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lateral
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Tip or summit of an organ
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apex
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Bottom or lower part of an organ
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base
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Located nearer to the point of attachment to the body.
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proximal
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Located nearer to the point of attachment to the body
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distal
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More toward the surface of the body
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superficial
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Further away from the surface of the body
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deep
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The body lying horizontallly and facing upward
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supine
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The body lying horizontally and facing downward
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prone
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