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61 Cards in this Set
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Frontal or Coronal Plane
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separates anterior & posterior portions of body; coronal usually refers to sections passing through skull
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Distal
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away from an attached base
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Proximal
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towards an attached base
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Lateral
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away from the body's longitudinal axis; away from the midsagittal plane
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Medial
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towards the body's longitudinal axis; towards the midsagittal plane
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Inferior
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below; at a lower level
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Anterior/Ventral
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front/belly side
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Posterior/Dorsal
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the back surface
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Superior
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above; at a higher level (towards the head)
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Caudal
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lower, towards the hip area
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Parasagittal plane
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a cut parallel to the midsagittal plane which separates the body into right & left portions of unequal size
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Midsagittal plane
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plane that passes through the midline into right & left sides
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Transverse or Horizontal plane
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perpendicular to long axis. transversely or horizontally through body
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Sagittal plane
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parallel to long axis. separates right & left
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Deep
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farther from body surface
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Superficial
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at, near, or relatively close to the body surface
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heel of foot
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calcaneal
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Fingers/Toes
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Digits/Phalanges
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hand
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manual
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kneecap
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patellar
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Leg
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crural
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ankle
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tarsal
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pelvis
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pelvic
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navel
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umbilical
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abdomen
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abdominal
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breast
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mammary
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great toe
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hallux
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calf
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sural
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back of knee
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popliteal
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back of elbow
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olecranal
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buttock
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gluteal
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loin
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lumbar
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back
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dorsal
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legs
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lower limbs
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shoulder
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acromial
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arms
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upper limbs
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area from chest to pelvic
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trunk
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foot
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pedal
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thigh
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femoral
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pubis
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pubic
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ear
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otic
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palm
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palmar
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wrist
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carpal
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groin
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inguinal
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eye
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ocular, orbital
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sole of foot
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plantar
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forehead
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frontal
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forearm
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antebrachial
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arm
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brachial
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front of elbow
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antecubital
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thumb
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pollex
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face
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facial
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skull
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cranial
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head
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cephalic
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nose
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nasal
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cheek
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buccal
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neck
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cervical
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chest
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thoracic
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mouth
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oral
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chin
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mental
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armpit
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axillary
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