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What does Anterior mean

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Front facing (similar to ventral)

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What is anatomical position

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Body with arms by its side, palms forward facing

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What does Appendicular mean

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Skeleton of the limbs

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What does axial mean

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The skeleton of the head and the trunk

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What does Caudal mean

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Towards the tail

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What is the Coronal Plane

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Parallel to the coronal structure

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Cranial

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Towards the head

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Distal

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Away from the truck of the body along a limb

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Dorsal

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In back ( similar to posterior )

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External

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Outside of

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Inferior

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Lower

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Internal

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Inside of

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Lateral

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Perpendicularly away from midsagittal plane

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Longitudinal

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Coursing or placed lengthwise

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Medial

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Perpendicularly towards the midsattigal plane

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Posterior

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Behind, to the back ( similar to dorsal )

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Pronation

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Rotation of the hand and forearm so that the palm faces dorsally or towards the body

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Promixal

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Towards the trunk of the body along the limb

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Sagittal section

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Any section of the body parallel to the Sagittal suture of the cranium ( figure 3.2 )

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Superficial

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Near the surface

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Superior

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Above, top

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Supination

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Turning the palm of the hand anteriorly

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Transverse

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Any crosswise section

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Ventral

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In front ( similar to anterior)

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Cavity ( cavities )

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An open area

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Condyle ( condyles )

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Rounded process at the point of articulation with another bond

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Crest ( crests )

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A projecting ridge

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Diaphysis ( disphyses )

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The shaft of the bone

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Epiphysis ( epiphyses )

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The process of bone initially attached to another piece of bone by cartilage and usually later consolidated with it by bone

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Fontanelle ( fontanelles )

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Membrane space between cranial bone in fetal life and infancy

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Foramen ( foramina )

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A hole or opening

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Fossa ( fossae )

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A pit, depression, or cavity

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Meatus ( meatuses )

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Process ( processes )

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An outgrowth or prominence of the brain

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Sinus ( sinuses )

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Bone cavity lined with mucous membrane

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Suture ( sutures )

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Areas of articulation between cranial bone

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Torus ( tori )

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An elevation or prominence

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Tubercle ( tubercles )

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A small, knoblike projection on bone

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Tuberosity ( tuberosities )

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A large, rough eminence or projection on bone

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