Body Positions Flashcards by Garry Gordge | Brainscape

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Ventral

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Front or towards front of body

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Anterior

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Front or towards front of body

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Peripheral

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Away from centre of body/organ

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Posterior

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Back or towards back of body

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Central

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Near centre of body/organ

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Dorsal

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Back or towards back of body

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Inferior

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Below or lower than another part

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Caudal

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Near or towards tail

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Prone

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Lying on stomach face down

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Superior

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Above or higher than another part

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Deep

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Further from surface of body

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Lateral

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On the side or towards the side of body

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Medial/median

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In middle or towards middle of body

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Superficial

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Nearer to surface of body

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Distal

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Farther from point of attachment or trunk of body

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Proximal

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Nearer to point of attachment or trunk of body