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27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
the front; before
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anteriou
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the belly side (equivalent to anterior when referring to human body)
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ventral
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the back; behind
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posterior
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the back (equivalent to posterior when referring to human body)
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dorsal
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toward the head
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cranial
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same as cranial
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cephalic
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above; at a higher level (in human body, toward the head)
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superior
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toward the tail (coccyx in humans)
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caudal
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below; at a lower level; toward the feet
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inferior
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toward the midline (longitudinal axis of the body)
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medial
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away from the midline
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lateral
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toward an attached base
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proximal
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away from attached base
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distal
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superficial at, near, or relatively close to the body surface
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superficial
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toward the interior of the body; farther from surface
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deep
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the navel is on the blank surface of the trunk
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anterior
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the navel is on the blank surface
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ventral
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the scapula is located blank to the rib cage.
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posterior
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the scapula is located on the blank side of the body
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dorsal
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hips are blank to the wrist
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caudal
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the knees are blank to the hips
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inferior
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the blank surfaces of the thighs may be in contace.
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medial
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the femur articulates with the blank surface of the pelvis.
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lateral
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the thigh is blank to the foot.
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proximal
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the fingers are blank to the wrist.
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distal
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the skin is blank to underlying structures.
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superficial
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the bone of the thigh is blank to the surrounding skeletal muscles
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deep
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