DIRECTIONAL TERMS Flashcards
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anterior/ventral
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front surface of body
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posterior/dorsal
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back side of the body
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deep
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away from the surface
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superficial
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on the surface
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proximal
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near the point of attachment to the trunk
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distal
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far from the point of attachment to the trunk
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inferior
A
below another structure
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superior
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above another structure
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medial
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near the medial plane of the body
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lateral
A
the side
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anter/o
A
front, anterior
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caud/o
A
tail; lower part of body
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cephal/o
A
head
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dors/o
A
back (of body)
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later/o
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side; lateral
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medi/o
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middle; medial
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poster/o
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back (of body); behind
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proxim/o
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near; proximal
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ventr/o
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belly side of body
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epi-
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above, upon, on
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inter-
A
between
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intra-
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within, into
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peri-
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surrounding
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retro-
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backward, behind
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sub-, infra-
below
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supra-
above, upper
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dorsal recumbent
lying on back with legs bent and feet flat
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fowler position
lying on back with head of bed raised 45 degrees
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lateral recumbent
lying on the side
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prone
lying face down
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supine
lying facing up
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coronal (frontal) plane
vertical plan dividing the body into anterior and posterior halves
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sagittal plane
vertical plane dividing the body into left and right halves
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transverse plane
horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower halves
