Planes and Movement Vocab Flashcards
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Proximal
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Closer to center, point, trunk
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Distal
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Farther from center, point, trunk
2
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Medial
A
Closer to the midline
3
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Lateral
A
Away from the midline
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Anterior
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On the front half of the body
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Posterior
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On the back half of the body
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Superior
A
Above
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Inferior
A
Below
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Prone
A
Lying on stomach
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Supine
A
Lying on back
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Deep
A
Farther from surface
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Superficial
A
Closer to surface
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Transverse
A
Cuts into superior inferior
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Sagittal
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Cuts into left and right
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Coronal (frontal)
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Cuts into anterior and posterior