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Basic Vocabulary

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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  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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