Anatomical Terminology

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Body is erect or in standing posture with the arms at the sides and palms turned forward; head and feet pointed forward; feet are aligned at the toe and slightly set apart

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Anatomical position

Question 2

Toward the top of the head; a structure situated above another structure

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Superior

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Beneath; lower; the undersurface of an organ; a structure below another structure

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Inferior

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Before or in front of; refers to the front side of the body structure

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Anterior (ventral)

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Behind or in back of; refers to the back side of the body structure

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Pertaining to the middle; toward the median plan of the body

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Medial

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Pertaining to the side of the body; away from the median plane

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Lateral

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Nearest to the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body

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Proximal

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Farther away from the point of attachment or from the trunk

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Distal

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Within the body; within or on the inside

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Internal

Question 11

Pertaining to the exterior

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External

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Pertaining to, or forming, the wall of a cavity

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Parietal

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Pertaining to the internal organs contained within a cavity

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Visceral

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Located at, or pertaining to, the outer surface of the body or body part; located away from the center

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Peripheral

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Situated at or pertaining to a center or central point

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Central

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Body is lying face upward

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Supine

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Body is lying face down

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Prone

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Pertaining to or situated near the surface of the body or body part

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Superficial

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Below the surface, or toward the central part of a structure

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Deep

Question 20

At right angles to another surface

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Perpendicular