| Question |
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| Answer |
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| Anterior |
front of the body |
| Posterior |
back of the body |
| Medial |
toward the midline |
| Lateral |
away from the midline |
| Superior |
above or towards the head |
| Inferior |
below or towards the foot |
| Proximal |
closer (the wrist is proximal to the hand) |
| Distal |
farther away (the wrist is distal to the shoulder) |
| Abduction |
movement away from the midline |
| Adduction |
movement toward the midline |
| Superficial |
nearest to the surface |
| Deep |
farthest from the surface |
| Flexion |
decreasing the angle between two bones |
| Extensioin |
increasing the angle between two bones |
Spanish 3
