Directional Terms Flashcards by Logan Lyons | Brainscape

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Anterior

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Front of the body

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Posterior

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Back of the body

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Medial

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Toward the midline

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Cephalad

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Toward the head

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Caudal

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Toward the tail

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Ventral

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Belly side

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Dorsal

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Backside

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Proximal

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Nearer to the trunk of the body

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Distal

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Away from the point of attachment

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Superficial

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Near the surface

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Deep

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Away from the surface

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Median ( midsagittal) plane

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Cuts the body into left and right planes

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Frontal ( coronal) plane

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Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions

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Transverse plane

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Divides the body into superior and inferior parts

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Dorsal body cavity

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Cranial cavity and vertebral cavity

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Ventral body cavity

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Thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities