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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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refers to forard or font part of the body
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anterior
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refers to back part of a body or organ
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posterior
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refers to parts away from the head of the body
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caudad
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refers to parts toward the head of the body
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cephalad
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refers to nearer the head or situated above
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superior
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refers to nearer the feet or situated below
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inferior
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refers to midarea or main part of and organ
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central
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refers to parts at or near the surface, edge, or ouside of another body part
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peripheral
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refers to parts toward the median plane of the body or toward the middle of another body part
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medial
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refers to parts away from the median plane of the body or away from the middle of a body part
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lateral
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refers to parts near the skin or surface
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superficial
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refers to parts far from the surface
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deep
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refers to parts fathest from the point of attachment, point of reference, origin, or beginning; toward the center of the body
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proximal
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refers to parts outside an organ or on the outside of the body
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external
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refers to parts within or on the inside of an organ
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internal
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refers to the wall or lining of a body cavity
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parietal
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refers to the covering of an organ
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visceral
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refers to a part or parts on the same side of the body
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ipsilateral
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refers to a part or parts on the opposite side of the body
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contralateral
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refers to the palm of the hand
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palmar
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