Terminology Flashcards
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Superior
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Nearer to top of skull
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Inferior
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Nearer to sole of foot
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Cranial
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Toward head
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Caudal
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Towards feet or tail
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Posterior or dorsal
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Back surface
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Anterior or ventral
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Front surface of the body
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Rostral
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Anterior when describing brain only
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Medial
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Nearer to the midline
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Lateral
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Farther from midline
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Superficial, intermediate, deep
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Position of structures relative to the surface of the body
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External
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Outside or farther from the center of an organ or cavity
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Internal
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Inside or closer to the center
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Proximal
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Nearer to trunk or point of origin
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Distal
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Farther away from trunk or point of origin
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Dorsum
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Superior aspect of any part that protrudes anteriorly from the body (foot, penis,nose)
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Palmar
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Palm side of hand
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Plantar
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Sole of the foot
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Bilateral
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Occurring on both sides
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Unilateral
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Occurs on only one side
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Ipsilateral
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Occurs in same side of body as something else
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Contralateral
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Occurs on opposite side of the body from something else
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Abdominis
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Abdomen
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Acetabulum
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Shallow vinegar cup
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Acromion
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Upper most
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Ala
Wing
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Alveolus
Small shallow space
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Ampulla
Little jar
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Anastomoses
Opening: natural communication between two vessels
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Aponeurosis
Tendinous expansion
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Axilla
Armpit
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Azygos
Unpaired
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Brachii
Arm
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Brachium
Arm; shorter, so specifically arm, not forearm
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Brevis
Short
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Canal
Narrow tube or channel
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Cardiac
Heart
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Carpi
Wrist
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Cecum
Blind gut
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Celiac
Belly
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Cephalic
Cranial
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Colic
Referring to colon
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Condyle
Knuckle
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Constrictor
Close of pathway
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Coracoid
Crows beak
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Coronoid
Hooked/curved
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Corpus
Body
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Cortex
External layer, bark, shell, rind
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Costal
Rib
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Coxa
Hip
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Crest
Ridge or elongated prominence
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Cruciate
Cross shaped
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Crus
Leg
| Plural crura
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Cutaneous
Pertaining to the skin
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Cystic
Bladder
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Deltoid
Like a triangle
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Digitorium
Finger or toe
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Dilator
Structure designed to dilate opening
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Duodenum
12 at a time
| 12 finger breadths in length
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Extrinsic
Coming from the outside
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Facet
Small face; smooth area on a bone
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Falciform
Sickle shaped
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Femoris
Thigh
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Fimbria
Fringe
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Fissure
Groove, cleft or slit
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Foramen
A passage or opening; hole
| Plural is foramina
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Fornix
Arch
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Fossa
Shallow depression
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Fovea
Pit or cuplike depression
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Fundus
The part of a hollow organ far from mouth of that organ
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Gastric
Stomach
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Genu
Knee
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Gluteus
The rump
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Hallucis
Great toe
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Haustrum
Drawer
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Hepatic
Liver
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Hiatus
Gap, cleft or opening
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Hilum
Region where vessels enter or exit an organ
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Infundibulum
Funnel-shaped
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Inguinal
Groin
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Intrinsic
Belonging solely to that part; situated entirely within
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Isthmus
Narrow connection between two bodies
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Jejunum
Empty
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Lamina
Thin, flat layer
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Latissimus
Broad or wide
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Levator
Lifter
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Linea alba
White line
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Lumborum
Lumbar region
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Magnum
Great
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Major
Larger
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Maximus
Largest
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Medulla
Innermost part
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Mesentary
Double layer of paritoneum
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Metrium
Uterus
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Minimus
Smallest
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Minor
Smaller
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Notch
Deep indentation or narrow gap
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Oblique
Running at an angle from the midline
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Oculi
Eye
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Omos
Shoulder
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Orbicularis
Little circle
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Oris
Mouth
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Parietal
Pertaining to the walls of a cavity
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Pecten
Comb
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Pectoral
Pertaining to the chest wall
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Pectoralis
Breast
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Pedicle
Little foot
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Peritoneum
Stretch around
| Lining of abdominal wall
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Peroneus
Fibula
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Phrenic
Pertaining to the thoracic diaphragm
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Piriform
Pear shaped
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Pisiform
Pea shaped
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Pluera
Rib-sided
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Plexus
Braided or network
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Pollicis
Thumb
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Portal
Door or gateway
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Process
Bony projection
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Pudendal
Modest; to feel ashamed - external genitalia
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Pulmonary
Lungs
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Pylorus
Gate guard
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Ramus
Branch
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Raphe
Seam
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Rectus
Straight
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Recurrent
Returning; traveling back the way it came
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Renal
Kidney
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Retinaculum
To retain
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Root
Proximal end of a structure
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Rostral
Used in place of anterior for the brain only
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Rugae
Wrinkles or folds
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Salpinx
Tube; trumpet
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Scapularis
Shoulder blade
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Serratus
Saw or saw toothed
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Sheath
Connective tissue tube covering other structures
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Sigmoid
S shaped
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Sinus
Curve, hollow
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Skeleton
Dried up body
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Soma
Body
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Sphincter
Structure designed to close an opening
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Spine
Thorn- like process
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Splanchnic
Pertaining to the viscera
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Styloid
Long and pointed
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Sub
Under or below
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Teres
Round
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Tibialis
Shin bone
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Trabecula
Little beam
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Trapezius
Table
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Trochlea
System of pulleys
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Tubercle
Little swelling
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Tuberosity
Elevated round process of bone
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Vastus
Huge
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Ventricle
Small cavity
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Vermiform
Worm-like
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Vesicle
Urinary bladder
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Vestibule
Space at the entrance to a canal
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Visceral
Pertaining to the organs
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A-
Away
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Bi-
Two
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Crani-
Skull
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Endo-
Inside
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Epi-
Upon
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Extra-
Outer
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Hemi-
Half
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Hyper-
Above or over
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Hypo-
Under
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Infra-
Below or under
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Inter-
Among, between
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Intra-
Within
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Meso-
Middle
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Meta-
After
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Nuch-
Back of neck
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Odont-
Tooth
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Para-
Beside or near
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Peri-
Around
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Retro-
Backward or behind
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Semi-
Half
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Sub-
Under or below
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Supra-
Above or over
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Tri-
Three
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Anatomical position
standing with head, eyes and toes directed anteriorly, arms adjacent to side with palms facing anteriorly and legs close together with feet parallel
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Median plane
vertical, longitudinal plane that divides body into equal right and left halves
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sagittal plane
vertical plane that is parallel to median plane and divides body into unequal right and left sides
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frontal (coronal) plane
vertical plane that is perpendicular to median plane and divides body into anterior and posterior parts
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transverse plane
horizontal plane that is perpendicular to median and frontal planes and divides body into superior and inferior planes
