Anatomical Positions Flashcards
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ANTERIOR
- The terms anterior and superior refer to a body part or organ being in front of or behind another respectively.
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POSTERIOR
- The terms anterior and superior refer to a body part or organ being in front of or behind another respectively.
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VENTRAL
- The terms ventral and dorsal refers to something being towards the front of the body or towards the back of the body.
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DORSAL
- The terms ventral and dorsal refers to something being towards the front of the body or towards the back of the body.
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CORONAL
- The coronal plane, which divides the body into front and back parts.
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SAGITAL
- The sagittal plane, which divides the body into left and right parts.
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TRANSVERSE
- The transverse plane, which is a horizontal plane dividing the body into inferior and superior parts.
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RIGHT
- In reference to something situated on the right side.
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LEFT
- In reference to something situated on the left side.
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SUPERIOR
- Superior means towards the top of the head.
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INFERIOR
- Inferior means towards the feet.
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LATERAL
- Lateral means towards the side of the body.
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MEDIAL
- Medial meanS towards the median of the body.
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PROXIMAL
- Proximal indicates that the body part is closer to the point of origin or to the trunk of the body.
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DISTAL
- Distal is used to denote that a body part is further away from the point of origin or from the trunk of the body
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MEDIAN
- The term median refers to an imaginary line that runs vertically through the center of the body, dividing the body into two equal parts.
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EXTERNAL or SUPERFICIAL
- External or superficial means towards the surface.
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INTERNAL or DEEP
- The term internal is sometimes used interchangeably with the word deep and means away from the surface of the body.
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ROSTRAL
- Rostral describes the position in reference to the brain. That is, Rostral means towards the front of the brain.
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CAUDAL
- Caudal describes the position in reference to the brain. That is, Caudal means towards the back of the brain.
