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19 Cards in this Set
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Superior |
Toward the head end or upper part of a structure of the body; above |
Cranial |
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Inferior |
Away from the head end or toward the lower part of a structure of the body; below |
Caudal |
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Anterior |
Toward or at the front of the body; in front of |
Ventral |
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Posterior |
Toward or at the back of the body; behind |
If you got cut this way, there'd be a face half and a butt half. This is the butt half |
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Medial |
Toward or at the midline of the body: on the inner side of |
Towards the spine, the "middle" |
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Lateral |
Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side of |
Out from the spine, Lat... |
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Intermediate |
Between a more medial and lateral structure |
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Proximal |
Closer to the origin of the body part or point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
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Distal |
Farther from the origin of a body part or the part of attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
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Superficial |
Toward or at the body surface |
External |
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Deep |
Way from the body surface; more internal |
Internal |
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Sagittal plane |
divides the body into right and left halves |
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coronal/frontal plane |
divides the body into front and back halves |
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transverse plane |
divides the body into lower and upper halves |
divides into superior and inferior parts |
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inguinal |
the groin region |
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axial |
relating to the head, neck, or trunk |
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hallux |
big toe |
"Ow! I stubbed my hallux!" |
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Peroneal/ fibular |
the outer side of the calf of the leg |
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perineal |
surface between coccyx and pubic region |
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