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45 Cards in this Set
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Superior (cranial)
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The forehead is superior to the nose
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Inferior (caudal)
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Away from the haed end or toward the lower part of a structure or the body; below
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Anterior (ventral)
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Toward or at the front of the body; in front of
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Posterior (dorsal)
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Toward or at the backside of the body; behind
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Medial
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Toward or at the midline of the body; in the inner side of
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Lateral
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Away from the midline of the body; on the outer side
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Intermediate
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Between a more medial and a more lateral structure
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Proximal
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Close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Distal
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Farther from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk
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Superficial
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Toward or at the body surface
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Deep
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Away from the body surface; more internal
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Axillary
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Armpit
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Brachial
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Arm
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Buccal
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Cheek Area
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Carpal
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Wrist
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Cervical
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Neck Region
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Coxal
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Hip
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Crural
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Leg
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Digital
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Fingers, Toes
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Femoral
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Thigh
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Fibular
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Lateral part of thr leg
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Inguinal
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area where thigh meets body trunk; groin
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Nasal
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Nose area
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Oral
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Mouth
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Orbital
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Eye area
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Patellar
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Anterior knee
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Pelvic
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Area overlying the pelvis anteriorly
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Pubic
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Genital area
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Sternal
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Breastbone area
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Tarsal
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Ankle region
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Thoracic
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Chest
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Umbilical
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Navel
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Cephalic
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Head
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Deltoid
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Curve of shoulderformed by large deltoid muscle
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Gluteal
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Buttock
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Lumbar
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Area of back between ribsand hips
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Occipital
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Posterior surface of head
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Popliteal
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Posterior knee area
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Sacral
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Area between hips
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Scapular
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Shoulder blade region
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Sural
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The posterior surface of the lower leg; the calf
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Vertebral
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Area of spine
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Abdominal
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Anterior body trunk inferior to ribs
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Acrmial
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point of shoulder
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Antecubital
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Anterior surface of elbow
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