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Anatomy flash
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |