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Spatial Terminology Flashcards

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Superior

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Upper

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Inferior

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Lower

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Dorsal

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Towards the back

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Ventral

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Towards the belly side

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Cranial

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Towards the head

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Caudal

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Towards the tail end

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Medial

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Towards the midline, away from left and right

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Lateral

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Away from the midline, towards left or right

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Proximal

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Part of appendage closer to attachment with trunk

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Distal

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Part of appendage farther from attachment with trunk

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Superficial

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Towards the surface of the body (outer)

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Deep

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Away from the surface of the body (inner)

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side (both on left, or both on right)

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Contralateral

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On opposite sides (one on left, the other on right)

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Frontal (coronal) plane

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Divides body into anterior, posterior parts

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Transverse (horizontal) plane

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Divides the body into superior, inferior parts (“cross-section”)

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Sagittal plane

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Divides the body into left, right parts

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Midsagittal (median) plane

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Exactly at midline (equal L and R parts)

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Parasagittal plane

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Not at the midline (unequal parts)

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Axial region

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Everything but the limbs (head, neck, trunk)

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Appendicular region

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Limbs (Upper, middle, lower arm parts/leg parts)

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Anterior

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Towards the front

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Posterior

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Towards the back

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