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positoinal terms
positional and directional terms( anterior/posterior)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| front surface of the body. the forehead is on the ____ of the body | anterior |
| the back side of the body. the back of the head is ___ to the face | posterior |
| away from the surface. the stab wound penetrated ___ into the adomen | deep |
| on the surface. __ veins can be viewd through the skin. | superficial |
| near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a sturcture. the __ end of the upper arm bone joins with the shoulder. | proximal |
| far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure | distal |
| below another structure. the feet are at the ___ of the body. they are ___ to the knees. | inferior |
| above another structure. the head lies ___ to the neck. | superior |
| pertaining to the middle, or nearer the medial plane of the body. the inner thigh is __ medial in relation to the outer thigh. | medial |
| pertaining to the side. the outer thight is ___ in relation to the body. | lateral |
| lying on the back. the patient lies ___ during an examination of hte abdomen | supine |
| lying on the belly. the backbones are examined with the patient in a ___ potion | prone |
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