Directional Terms Flashcards by Michelle O

Q

Anter

A

Front or front half

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Caud

A

Tail, downward

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Cephal

A

Head, upward

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Dist

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Away, from the point of attachment to the body

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Dors

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Back or back half

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Infer

A

Below

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Later

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Side or further from midline

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Medi

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Middle, center or midline

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Poster

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Back, behind

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Proxim

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Near, the point of attachment to the body

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Super

A

Above

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Ventr

A

Belly

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Caudad

A

Toward the tail

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Cephalad

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Toward the head

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Lateral

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Pertaining to a side

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Medial

A

Pertaining to the middle

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Unilateral

A

Pertaining to one side only

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Bilateral

A

Pertaining to both sides

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Mediolateral

A

Pertaining to the middle and the side

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Distal

A

Pertaining to away

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Proximal

A

Pertaining to near

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Inferior

A

Pertaining to below

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Superior

A

Pertaining to above

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Caudal

A

Pertaining to the tail

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Cephalic

A

Pertaining to the head

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Anterior

A

Pertaining to the front

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Posterior

A

Pertaining to the back

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Dorsal

A

Pertaining to the back

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Ventral

A

Pertaining to the belly

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Anteroposterior

A

Pertaining to the front and back

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Posteroanterior

A

Pertaining to the back and front