Directional Terms/Planes Flashcards by Taylor Loberg | Brainscape

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Anterior/ventral

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toward the front

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Posterior/dorsal

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toward the back

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Superior/cranial

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toward the head

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Inferior/caudal

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toward the feet

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Medial

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toward the middle

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Lateral

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toward the side

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Proximal

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near the point of attachment

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Distal

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far 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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Frontal/coronal plane

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divides in anterior and posterior portions

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Sagittal plane

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divides in left and right portions

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Transverse/horizontal plane

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divides in superior and inferior portions

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