Anatomical Terms Flashcards

1
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Anatomical position

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Standing straight up
Facing straight ahead
feet parallel and close
Palms facing forward

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2
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Aterior(ventral)

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In front or in the front part

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Posterior / dorsal

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Behind, in back, or in the rear
Posterior part or upper surface of

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Palmar/planter

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Relating to the Palm(hand) or bottom surface (foot)

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Lateral

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On or to the side, outside
Further from the mid line or the middle

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6
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Medial and median

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Middle or center
near mid-line/middle

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7
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Inferior (infra)

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Below in relation to another structure; caudal

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Superior (sopra)

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Above in relation to another structure; higher, cephalic

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9
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Anterolateral

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In front and to the side (outside)

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10
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Anteromedial

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In front and to wards the medial

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11
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Posteromedial

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Behind and to the inner side

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12
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Posterosuperior

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Behind and at the upper part

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13
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Inferolatreal

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Below and out side

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14
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Superolater

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Above and out side

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15
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Supeamedial

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Above and midline middle

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16
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Distal

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Away from brunch away from point of origin

17
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Proximal

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Nearest the trunk or the point of origin

18
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Controlateral

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Pertaining or relating to the opposite side

19
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Bilateral

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Both right and left sides of the body

20
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Ipsilateral

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On the same side

21
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Superficral

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Near the surface

22
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Deep

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Beneath a below the surface

23
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Prone

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Body lying face down

24
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Supine

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Lying on back face upward position of body

25
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Frontal

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Lateral, from shoulder to ankle, front facing

26
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Sagittal plane

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Aterioroposteior, splits bode in left and right

27
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Transverse

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Horizontal