Locations and their meanings Flashcards by paris peskova | Brainscape

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ventral

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more to the front (specific to location)

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dorsal (used for animals

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more to the back(specific to location)

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anterior

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more to the front( in relation to structure)

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posterior

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more to the back( in relation to structure)

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medial

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closer to the midline

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lateral

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further away from the midline

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cranial (cephalad

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closer to the skull (the cranium)

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caudal (caudad

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closer to the bottom of the spine (the cauda)

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proximal

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closer to the trunk

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distal

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farther away from the trunk

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superior

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ontop/above

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inferior

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below/beneaath/under

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superficial

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closer to the surface

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radial

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more to the radial side

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ulnar

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more to the ulnar side

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dexter

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more to the right

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sinister

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more to the left

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profundus

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deep

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flexor

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pertaining to a flexor muscle/surface

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extensor

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pertaining to a extensor muscle or surface

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longitudinalis

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parallel to the long axis of a structure

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horizontalis

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parralel to the plane of the horizon

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verticalis

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perpendicular to the plane of the horizon

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medialis

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toward the median plane

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lateralis

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away from the median plane(toward the side

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medianus

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situated in the median plane or the midline

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centralis

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situated at the center of the body or interior of it

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axialis

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pertaining to the axis of a structure

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transversalis

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situated at the right angles to the long axis of a structure

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peripheralis

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situated away from the center