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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior (ventral)
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Forward or front part of the body or forward part of organ
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Back part of a body or organ. (superior surface of foot is called dorsal surface though!)
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Caudad
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Parts away from head or body
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Cephalad
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Parts toward head or body
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Superior
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Nearer the head or situated above
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Inferior
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Nearer the feet or situated below
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Central
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Midarea or main part of organ
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Peripheral
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At or near the surface, edge or outside of another body part
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Medial
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Toward median of body, or middle of another body part
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Lateral
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Away from median of body or middle of another body part
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Superficial
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Parts near the skin or surface
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Deep
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Parts far from the surface
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Distal
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Parts farthest from the point of attachment, reference, origin or beginning; or away from center of body
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Proximal
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Parts nearer the point of attachment, reference, origin or beginning; or near center of body
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External
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Parts outside an organ or outside of the body
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Internal
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Parts within or on the inside of an organ
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Parietal
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Wall or lining of a body cavity
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Visceral
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Covering of an organ
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Ipsilateral
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Part or parts on the same side of the body
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Contralateral
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Part or parts on the opposite side of the body
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Palmar
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Palm of the hand
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Plantar
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Sole of the foot
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Dorsum
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Top or anterior surface of the foot or back of hand
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