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Regional and Directional Terms Flashcards

1
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Right

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Toward the right side of the body

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Left

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Toward the left side of the body

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Superior

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A structure above another

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Inferior

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A structure below another

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Cephalic

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Closer to the head than another structure (usually synonymous with superior)

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Caudal

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Closer to the tail than another structure (usually synonymous with inferior)

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Posterior

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The back of the body

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Ventral

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Toward the belly (synonymous with anterior)

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Dorsal

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Toward the back (synonymous with posterior)

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Proximal

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Closer to the point of attachment to the body than another structure

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Distal

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Farther from the point of attachment to the body than another structure

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Superficial

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Toward or on the surface

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Deep

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Away from the surface, internal

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16
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Frontal

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Forehead

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17
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Orbital

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Eye

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18
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Nasal

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Nose

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19
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Oral

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Mouth

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20
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Cervical

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Neck

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21
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Pectoral

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Chest

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Sternal

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Breastbone

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Mammary

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Breast

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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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Umbilical

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Naval

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Pelvic

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Inguinal

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Pubic

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Femoral

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Patellar

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Crural

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Pedal

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Talus

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Dorsum

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Top of foot/Back of hand

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Digital

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Toes/Fingers

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Otic

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Buccal

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Mental

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Clavicular

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Collarbone

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Axillary

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Brachial

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Antecubital

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Front of elbow

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Antebrachial

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Carpal

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Palmar

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Manual

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Coxal

48
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Occipital

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Base of skull

49
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Nuchal

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Back of skull

50
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Achromial

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Point of shoulder

51
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Scapular

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Shoulder blade

52
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Dorsal

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Vertebral

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Spinal column

54
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Olecranon

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Point of elbow

55
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Lumbar

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Sacral

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Between hips

57
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Gluteal

58
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Perineal

59
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Popliteal

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Hollow behind knee

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Sucal

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Plantar

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Calcaneal

63
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Cranial

64
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Cervical

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