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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Superior |
Toward head |
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Inferior |
Toward feetant |
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Anterior |
Front |
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Posterior |
Back |
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Medial |
Toward midline |
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Lateral |
Toward side |
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Proximal |
Nearest trunk |
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Distal |
Farthest from trunk |
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Superficial |
Near surface |
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Deep |
Farther away from surface |
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Dorsal |
Toward vertebrae |
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Ventral |
Toward belly |
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Caudal |
Toward tail |
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Cephalad |
Toward head |
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Visceral |
Toward internal organs-covers organ |
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Parietal |
Toward internal wall-lines a cavity |
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Medullary |
Inner region |
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Cortical |
Outer region |
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Sagittal |
Left and right side |
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Midsagittal |
Equal left and right side |
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Frontal (coronal) |
Front and back side |
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Transverse |
Top and bottom half |
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Ventral and dorsal |
2 major cavities |
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Thoracic-diaphragm Abdominal Pelvic-hips |
Ventral cavities |
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Cranial Spinal |
Dorsal cavities |
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Anatomy |
Study of structures |
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Atrophy |
Wasting away of tissues |
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Homeostasis |
Constant internal environment-balance |
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Pathology |
Study of diseases |
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Physiology |
Study of functions of structures |