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• Anterior
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The front, as opposed to the posterior.
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• Anteroposterior
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From front to back, as opposed to posteroanterior.
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A |
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• Caudad
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Toward the feet (or tail in embryology), as opposed to cranial.
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C |
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• Caudal
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Pertaining to, situated in, or toward the tail or the hind part. Or below another structure.
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C |
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• Cranial
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Toward the head, as opposed to caudad
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C |
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• Deep
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Away from the exterior surface or further into the body, as opposed to superficial.
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D |
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• Dorsal
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The back, as opposed to ventral.
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D |
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• Horizontal
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Parallel to the floor, a plane passing through the standing body parallel to the floor.
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H |
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• Inferolateral
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Below and to one side. Both inferior and lateral.
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I |
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• Lateral
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Toward the left or right side of the body, as opposed to medial.
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L |
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• Posterior
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The back or behind, as opposed to the anterior.
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P |
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• Posteroanterior
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From back to front, as opposed to anteroposterior.
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P |
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• Pronation
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Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is down (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg with the sole down), as opposed to supination.
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P |
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• Prone
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With the front or ventral surface downward (lying face down), as opposed to supine.
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P |
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• Proximal
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Toward the beginning, as opposed to distal.
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P |
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• Sagittal
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A vertical plane passing through the standing body from front to back. The mid-sagittal, or median plane, splits the body into left and right halves.
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S |
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• Superficial
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On the surface or shallow, as opposed to deep.
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S |
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• Superior
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Above, as opposed to inferior.
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S |
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• Supination:
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Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is upward (and the corresponding movement of the foot and leg), as opposed to pronation.
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S |
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• Supine:
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With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up), as opposed to prone.
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S |
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• Supine:
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With the back or dorsal surface downward (lying face up), as opposed to prone.
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S |
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• Transverse:
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A horizontal plane passing through the standing body parallel to the ground.
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T |
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• Ventral:
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Pertaining to the abdomen, as opposed to dorsal.
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V |
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• Vertical:
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Upright, as opposed to horizontal.
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V |
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Ball-and-socket joint
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The ball-shaped head of one bone fits into a depression (socket) in another bone
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Shoulder, hip |
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Condyloid joint
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Oval-shaped condyle of one bone fits into oval-shaped cavity of another bone.
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Knuckles (joints between metacarpals and phalanges |
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Gliding joint
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Flat or slightly curved surfaces join
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Joints between carpal bones (wrist) and between tarsal bones (ankle) |
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Hinge joint
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Convex surface joins with concave surface
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Elbow |
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Pivot joint
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Cylinder-shaped projection on one bone is surrounded by a ring of another bone and ligament
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Joint between radius and ulna at elbow and joint between atlas and axis at top of vertebral column |
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Saddle joint
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Each bone is saddle shaped and fits into the saddle-shaped region of the opposite bone
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Joint between carpal and metacarpal bones of the thumb |
