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Human Anatamy Flashcards

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Toward the front

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Anterior (ventral)

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Toward the back

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Posterior ( dorsal)

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Toward the head

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Superior

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Away from the head

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Inferior

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Toward the midline of the body

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Medial

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Away from the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Toward the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

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Proximal

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Away from the attached end of the limb, origin of the structure, or midline of the body

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Distal

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External; located close to or on the body surface

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Superficial

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Internal; located further beneath the body surface than the superficial structures

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Deep

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Regional term referring to the neck

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Cervial

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Regional term referring to the portion of the body between the neck and the abdomen; also known as the chest (thorax)

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Thoracic

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Regional tem referring to the portion of the back between the abdomen and the pelvis

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Lumbar

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The sole or bottom of the feet

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Plantar

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The top surface of the feet and hands

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Dorsal

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The anterior or ventral surface of the hands

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Palmar

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A longitudinal (imaginary) line that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left sections

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Sagittal plane

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A longitudinal (imaginary) section that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts; lies at a right angle to the sagittal plane

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Frontal plane

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Also known as the horizontal plane; an imaginary line that divides the body or any of its parts into superior and inferior sections

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Transverse plane

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artho

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joint

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brachium

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arm

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cardio

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heart

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cephalo

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head

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chondro

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cartilage

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costo

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rib

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dermo

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skin

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hemo, hemat

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blood

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ilio

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ilium

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myo

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muscle

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os, osteo

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bone

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pulmo

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lung

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thoraco

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chest

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