Directional Terms Flashcards

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Posterior

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Back view

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Anterior

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Front view

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Dorsal

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Back

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Ventral

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Belly

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Superior

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Top view

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Inferior

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Top view

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Inferior

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Bottom view

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Cephalic

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On the head

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Caudal

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On the tail

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Medial

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Closer to midline of the body

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Lateral

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Farther away from the midline

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Proximal

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Closer to point of attachment

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Distal

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Farther away from point of attachment

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Superficial

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Closer to the surface on the body

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Deep

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Farther away from the surface

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Contraladeral

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On opposite sides of the body

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Lpsilateral

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Same side of the body

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Intermediate

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In between 2 structures

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Collateral

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2 structures flanking another structure

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Frontal section

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Anterior and posterior

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Transverse

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Superior and inferior proportions

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Sagittal

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Left and right proportions

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Midsagittal

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An equal left and right section

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Oblique

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Made at an angle between Midsagittal and transverse planes. Not very functional unless you do layered stuff