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13 Cards in this Set
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anterior
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front; before
eg.) the navel is on the anterior surface of the trunk |
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ventral
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belly side (same as anterior)
eg.) the navel is on the ventral surface of the trunk |
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posterior or dorsal
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back; behind
eg.) the shoulder blade is located posterior to the rib cage |
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cranial or cephalic
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head
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superior
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above; at a higher level
eg.) the cranial border of the pelvis is superior to the thigh |
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caudal
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tail (coccyx in humans)
eg.) the hips are caudal to the waist |
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inferior
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below; at a lower level
eg.) the knees are inferior to the hips |
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medial
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toward the body's longitudinal axis; toward the midsagittal plane
eg.) moving medially from the arm across the chest surface brings you to the sternum |
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lateral
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away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane
eg.) moving laterally from the nose brings you to the cheeks |
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proximal
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toward an attached base
eg.) the thigh is proximal to the foot |
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distal
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away from an attached base
eg.) the fingers are distal to the wrist |
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superficial
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at, near, or relatively close to the body surface
eg.) the skin is superficial to underlying structures |
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deep
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farther from the body surface
eg.) the bone of the thigh is deep to the surrounding skeletal muscles |
