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16 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Superior |
A part is above another part, or closer to the head. |
The nose is superior to the mouth |
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Inferior |
A part is below another part, or closer to the feet. |
The heart is inferior to the neck |
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Anterior (Ventral) |
Toward the front surface |
The heart is anterior to the vertebral column |
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Posterior (Dorsal) |
A part is toward the back. |
The heart is posterior to the sternum |
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Medial |
Toward, or nearer, the midline of the body |
The nose is medial to the ears |
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Lareral |
Toward, or nearer, the side, away from the midline. |
The ears are lateral to the eyes |
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Proximal |
A part is closer to a point of attachment, or closer to the trunk of the body, than another part |
The elbow is proximal to the wrist |
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Distal |
A part is farther away from a point of attachment than is another part |
The fingers are distal to the wrist |
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Superficial |
A part is located on or near the surface. |
The superficial layer of skin is the epidermis. |
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Deep |
A part is away from the surface. |
Muscles are deep to the skin. |
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Visceral |
Pertains to internal organs or the covering of the organs |
The visceral pericardium covers the heart |
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Parietal |
Refers to the wall of abdominal cavity |
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Sagittal plane |
A lengthwise cut that divides the body into right and left portions |
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Midsagittal plane |
A cut that passes through the midline of the body which divides the body into right and left halves |
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Transverse plane (horizontal plane) |
Perpendicular to the sagittal plane and cuts across the body horizontally to divide it into superior and inferior portions sometimes called cross sections |
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Frontal plane |
Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions |
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