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Positional/Planes Flashcards

1
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Superior

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Towards head/above

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Inferior

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Towards feet/below

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Anterior

Ventral

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Towards the front (literally belly side)

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Towards back or spine

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Medial

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Towards midline

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Lateral

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Away from midline

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7
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Proximal

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Closer to point of origin

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Distal

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Away from point of origin

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Sagittal

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Cuts through body from anterior to posterior (left and right portions) do not have to be equal

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Midsagittal

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Cuts through body in equal right and left portions

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Transverse

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Cuts body into superior and inferior portions

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Frontal

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Pertaining to body, cuts into anterior and posterior parts

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Coronal

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Pertaining to head, cut into anterior and posterior parts

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Anatomical Terms (2 decks)

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