Directional Terms Flashcards by emma g | Brainscape

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Posterior

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Toward/from the back

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Anterior

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Toward/ from the front

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Proximal

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Towards the limb attachment

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Distal

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Away from the limb attachment

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Supination

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Turning a body part upward

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Pronation

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Turning a body part down

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Afferant

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Carrying message towards center

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Efferant

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Carrying message away from center

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Deep

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Away from the surface

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Superficial

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Toward the surface

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Abduction

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Moving toward from the midline of a limb

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Adduction

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Moving away from the midline of the limb

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Eversion

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Turning outward

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Inversion

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Turning inward

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Caudal

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Toward the tailbone

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Cranial

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Towards the head

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Parietal

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Outer covering/ wall of body cavity

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Visceral

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Inner covering