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Chapter 1: Fundamentals and Applied Directional Terms Flashcards

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1
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What is the directional term referring to the front of a human body?

A

Anterior

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What is the directional term referring to the back of a human body?

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Posterior

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What is the directional term referring towards the tail?

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Caudal

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What is the directional term referring towards the head?

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Cranial

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What is the directional term referring toward the back?

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Dorsal

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What is the directional term referring farthest from the body on the limb?

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Distal

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What is the directional term referring closest to the body on the limb?

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Proximal

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What is the directional term referring coursing from the head to the tail?

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Craniocaudal

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What is the directional term referring coursing from the tail to the head?

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Caudocranial

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What is the directional term referring coursing from the back to the sole of the forefoot?

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Dorsopalmar

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What is the directional term referring coursing from the back to the hindfoot?

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Dorsoplantar

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What is the directional term referring to the forefoot?

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Palmar

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What is the directional term referring to the hindfoot?

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Plantar

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What is the directional term referring towards the nose?

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Rostral

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What is the directional term referring towards the belly?

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Ventral

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What is the term referring to the head?

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Cranium

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What is the directional term referring towards the side but when it comes to limb it’s on the outside of the limb?

A

Lateral

18
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What is the directional term referring towards the middle but when it’s comes to a limb its on the inside on of the limb?

A

Medial

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What is the directional term referring to the opposite side?

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Contralateral

20
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What is the directional term referring coursing from the side to the middle?

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Lateromedial

21
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What is the directional term referring coursing from the middle to the side?

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Mediolateral

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