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34 Cards in this Set
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anterior means situated where
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*situated in front of or toward the front of a body part or organ.
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anterior is used in reference to what surface of the body
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ventral or belly surface of the body
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synonym for anterior
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frontal
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frontal is synonym for...
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anterior
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coronal plane is a divison of the body into....
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anterior and posterior sections
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coronal plane is also called the...
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frontal plane
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coronal plane can mean pertaining to...
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the head or crown
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distal means
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remote; farther from the truck of the body or attachment point
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distal is opposite of....
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proximal
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opposite of proximal is...
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distal
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dorsal means
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pertaining to the back
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dorsal is also used to denote...
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a position that is more toward the back than another object of reference
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dorsal is sometimes called...
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posterior
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posterior is sometimes called
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dorsal
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inferior means situated...
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below or directed downward
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inferior is also used to denote what portion of an organ or...
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the lower portion of an organ or the lower of two structures
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inferior is sometimes called...
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caudal
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caudal is sometimes called...
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inferior
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lateral pertains to...
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the side
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lateral denotes a position...
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farther from the midline (median plane) of a structure
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medial is also referrred to as...
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midline
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medial pertains to front, back or middle
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the middle
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medial is closer to what line of the body
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the midline of the body
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medial pertains to which layer
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the middle layer
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posterior means situated...
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in the back
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posterior is also used in reference to what surface of the body
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the back or dorsal surface of the body
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back or dorsal surface of body can be called...
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posterior
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proximal means...
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near; closer to the trunk of the body or attachment point
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proximal is opposite of...
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distal
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sagittal plane is ..
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a division of body into left and right sides in a vertical lengthwise fashion
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transverse plane is a...
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horizontal plane situated at right angles to the long axis, or sagittal or coronal planes
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transverse plane means...
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placed crosswise
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ventral pertains to...
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the abdomen
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ventral is also used to denote a position that is...
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more toward the belly/abdominal surface than some other object of reference
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