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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
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Superior |
Above or Higher |
Heart Superior to Liver |
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Inferior |
Below, Lower |
Liver inferior to lungs |
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Anterior |
Toward Front |
Chest is on Anterior side of body |
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Posterior |
Toward back |
Lumbar area is Posterior to Umbilical area |
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Ventral |
Toward front |
Mammary area is on Ventral side of body |
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Dorsal |
Toward back |
Buttocks on Dorsal side of Body |
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Medial |
Midline |
Heart medial to lungs |
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Lateral |
Away from midline |
Shoulders lateral to neck |
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Internal |
Within or interior to |
Brain internal to skull |
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External |
Outside, or exterior to |
Ribs external to lungs |
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Superficial |
Toward surface |
Skin, superficial Organ |
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Deep |
Within , Interior to |
Deep Veins of Legs Surrounded by Muscles |
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Central |
Main part |
Brain is part of central nervous system |
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Peripheral |
Extending from main part |
Nerves in arm part of peripheral nervous system |
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Proximal |
Closer to Orgin |
Knee is proximal to foot |
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Distal |
Father from Orgin |
Palm is distal to elbow |
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Parietal |
Pertaining to wall cavity |
Parietal pleura lines the chest cavity |
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Viceral |
Pertaining to organs within a cavity |
Visceral pleura covers the lungs |
