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13 Cards in this Set
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Supine |
Face up, dorsal side is down, and the ventral side is up |
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Prone |
Face down, dorsal side is up, and the ventral side is down |
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Anterior |
Front, or towards the front |
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Posterior |
Back, or toward the back |
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Midline |
An imaginary vertical line that divides the body equally (right down the middle) |
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Lateral |
Farther from midline (side view) |
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Medial |
Nearer to midline (side view) |
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Superior |
Toward the head/upper part of a structure (bird’s-eye view, looking down) |
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Inferior |
Away from the head/lower part of a structure (bottom view, looking up) |
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Superficial |
Close to the surface of the body |
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Deep |
Away from the surface of the body |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the origination of a structure |
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Distal |
Farther from the origination of a structure |
