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Directional terms Flashcards

1
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Anatomical position

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standing upright, palms facing forward

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Prone

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face down

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Supine

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face up

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Regional terms

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describe specific areas of the body

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Anterior/ventral

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front of body

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Posterior/dorsal

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back of body

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Inferior

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lower body

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Proximal

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towards point of origin

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Superficial

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towards the surface

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Superior

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upper body

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Distal

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away from the point of origin

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Deep

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away from the surface

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Body planes

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imaginary 2D surface that cuts through the body

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Medial

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towards the middle

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Lateral

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away from the middle

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Sagittal plane

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vertical plane running from front to back (divides body to left and right side)

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Transverse plane

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horizontal plane that divides the body into upper or lower parts

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Coronal/frontal plane

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vertical plane running from side to side (divides body into anterior and posterior portions)

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