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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anterior (Ventral) |
Front side of the body |
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Posterior (Dorsal) |
Back side of the body |
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Deep |
Away from the surface |
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Superficial |
On the surface |
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Proximal |
Near the point of attachment to the trunk, or near the beginning of the structure |
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Distal |
Far from the attachment to the trunk, or far from the beginning of the structure |
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Inferior |
Below another structure |
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Superior |
Above another structure |
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Medial |
Pertaining to the middle, or nearer the medial plane of the body |
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Lateral |
Pertaining to the side |
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Supine |
Lying on the back |
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Prone |
Lying on the belly |
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Frontal (Coronal) Plane |
Vertical plane dividing the body structure I to anterior and posterior portions |
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Sagittal (Lateral) Plane |
Lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure I to right and left sides |
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Transverse |
Horizontal (cross sectional) plane running across the body parallel to the ground |
