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Chapter 2 Flashcards
Body Planes and Orientation (opposites)
Term | Definition |
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proximal PRAWK-sih-mal | closer in to the center |
distal DIH-stal | farther away from center |
lateral LA-ter-al | out to the side |
medical MEE-dee-al | toward the middle |
ventral/antral/anterior VEN-tral/AN-tral/an-TIH-ree-or | the front |
dorsal/posterior DOR-sal/pohs-TEER-ee-or | the back |
cranial KRAY-nee-al | toward the top |
caudal KOW-dal | toward the bottom |
superior soo-PIH-ree-or | above |
inferior in-FHI-ree-or | below |