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Directional Terms Flashcards

0
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Toward back

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Dorsal

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4 Planes

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Median, saggittal, transverse, dorsal.

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Toward belly

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Ventral

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Toward median plane

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Medial

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Away from median plane

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Lateral

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5
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Toward the head

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Cranial

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6
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HEAD ONLY; toward the nose

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Rostral

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7
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Toward the tail

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Caudal

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Antonym of Superficial

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Deep

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Antonym: proximal

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Distal

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Antonym: radial

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Ulnar

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11
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Medial side of the leg

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Tibial

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Lateral side of leg (crus)

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Fibular

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13
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Forepaw paw down

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Palmar

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14
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Hindpaw down

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Plantar

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Central line of the body

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Axis

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Antonym: axial

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Abaxial- surface faces away from the axis

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Antonym: flexion

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Extension

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Antonym: abduction- movement of a part AWAY from median plane

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Adduction- movement of a part TOWARD the median plane

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Circumduction

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Limb Movement in cone shape

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Rotation

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Movement of part around its axis

21
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Supination

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Lateral rotation of the appendage so that the palmar or plantar surface of the paw faces medially

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Pronation

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Medial rotation of the appendage from the supine position so that the palmar/plantar surface will face the substrate

23
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The sci of the form & fb of organism

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Anatomy

24
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Seen with naked eye

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Gross anatomy

25
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Req microscope to study

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Microscopic anatomy

26
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Related to alterations in structure and fn due to disease

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Pathological anatomy

27
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Form & relationships of all the organs present in an area or region of the body

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Regional anatomy

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Groups of organs related in fn such as the digestive system

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Systemic anatomy

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Osteology

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Skeletal system

30
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Arthrology

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Articular system & joints

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Myology

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Muscular system

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Splanchnology

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Several system, digestive, respiratory, urinary, reproductive

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Esthesiology

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Sensory system

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Oblique

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Slanting

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Brachium

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Arm b/w shoulder & elbow

36
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Antebrachium

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Forearm

37
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Manus & pes

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✋ & foot

38
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Supine

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Lying on the back

39
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Supination

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Lateral movement of appendage

40
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Prone

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Dorsal facing

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Pronation

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Medial movement of appendage

42
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ln or lnn

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Lymph node(s)

43
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ggl

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Ganglion

44
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CrN

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Cranial nerve

45
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lig. ligg.

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Ligaments

46
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Branches abv

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br. brs.

47
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Cranial abv.

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cr.

48
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caudal

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cd.

49
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Region abv

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r.

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