Directional Term Flashcards by Olivia Rogers | Brainscape

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Anterior/ ventral

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Front side of the body

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Posterior/dorsal

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Back side of body

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Caudal/ inferior

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Toward the feet or inferior side

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Superior / cephalic

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Above another structure

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Medial

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Toward the median plane

Moving towards the middle

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Lateral

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To the side

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Proximal

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Near the point of origin

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Distal

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Away from point of origin

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Deep

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Farther from the body’s surface

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Superficial

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Toward body’s surface

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Anatomical position

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Face, feet, palms forward

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Median plane/ mid sagittal

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Divides body into equal right and left halves

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Sagittal

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Vertical

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Frontal plane/ coronal

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Divides into front and back

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Transverse

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Divides into upper and lower

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