Spatial Terminology Flashcards by Jenna Bradford | Brainscape

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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

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Superior

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Upper

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Inferior

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Lower

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Anterior

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Toward the front

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Posterior

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Behind

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Cranial

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Toward the head end

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Caudal

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Toward the tail end

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Ventral

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Toward to belly side

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Dorsal

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Toward the back (away from the belly side)

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Medial

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Toward the midline

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Lateral

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Way from the midline, toward 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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Toward 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 same side (both on left or both on right)

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Contralateral

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On opposite sides ( one on left and one on right)