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Anatomy flash
Question | Answer |
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inferior | below |
superior | above |
anterior | front |
posterior | back |
dorsal | back |
proximal | close to point of attachment |
distal | far from point of attachment |
lateral | away from midline |
medial | close to midline |
superficial | (peripheral) close to surface |
deep | toward the interior of the body |
supine | person lying face up |
prone | person lying face down |
anatomical position | person standing erect with face and palms forward |
sagittal | run vertically and separates body into left and right |
midsagittal | runs down the midline and divides the body into left and right |
transverse | runs horizontally and separates the body into inferior and superior |
frontal or coronal | runs vertically and separates the body into ventral and dorsal |