Anatomical Vocab Flashcards by Kacie Walker | Brainscape

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Superior

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Towards head

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Inferior

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Towards feet

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Distal

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Toward end of limb

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Proximal

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toward start of limb

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Medial

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toward midline of body

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lateral

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away from midline

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contralateral

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opposite side of body

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ipsilateral

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same side of body

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plantar

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bottom of foot

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dorsal (foot)

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top of foot

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palmar

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palm side of hand

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dorsal (Hand)

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back of hand

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pronation

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rotation inward

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supination

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rotation outward

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valgus

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outside energy going to midline

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varus

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inside energy going away from midline

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flexion

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shortening angle of limb

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extension

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enlarging angle of limb

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abduction

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moving a limb away from midline

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adduction

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moving limb toward midline

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inversion

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bottom of foot facing midline

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eversion

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bottom of foot faces away laterally from midline

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internal rotation

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limb rotates in toward midline

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external rotation

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limb rotates out away from midline