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14 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anatomical position
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Superior
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Towards the head
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Inferior
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Farther away from the head
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Supine
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Describes a patient lying on his/her back
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Prone
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Describes a patient lying on his/her front
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Proximal
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Closer to the trunk of the body
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Distal
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Farther from the trunk of the body
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Anterior
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Nearer to the front of the body
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Posterior
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Nearer to the back of the body
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Dorsal
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Back side of body
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Ventral
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Front side of body
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Lateral
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Toward the side of the body
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Medial
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Toward the middle of the body
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Bilateral
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Affecting both sides i.e. Bilateral arms (bilateral upper extremities) bilateral legs (bilateral lower extremities)
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