Anatomical terminology for Anatomy
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| Proximal | Closer to the center of the body
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| Distal | Farther from the body center.
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| Medial | Closer to the Midline
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| Lateral | Farther from the Midline
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| Superior | Higher
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| Inferior | Lower
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| Anterior | Front
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| Posterior | Back
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| Dorsal | Back
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| Ventral | Front
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| Cranial | Towards the Head
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| Caudal | Towards the tail
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| Ipsilateral | Same side of the body
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| Contralateral | Opposite side of the body
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| Superficial | Closer to the outermost layer
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| Deep | Closest to the innermost layer
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| Sulcus | Groove
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| Fissure | Deep Groove
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| Foramen | Hole
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| Fossa | Surface of Depression
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| Meatus | A Natural body opening/canal
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| Process | Structure that protrudes from the originating surface
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| Condyle | Articular surface in a joint where bones connect.
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| Epicondyle | Area surrounding the condyle's
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| Facet | Surface
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| Head | Specialized portion of the top of a bone
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| Crest | Peak of a ridge on a bony structure
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| Line | A line.
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| Trochanter | Swollen portion of the bone (Bigger than a tuberosity)
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| Tuberosity | Large raised portion of a bone
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| Tubercle | Small raised portion of a bone.
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| Short Bones | Bones that are approximately as long as they are wide.
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| Long bones | Think femur
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| Flat Bones | Flat bones, usually used for protecting and what not.
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| Irregular bones | Don't fight the short, long and flat bones.
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| Sesamoid bones | Bones embedded within a tendon.
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| Sagittal plane | A plane that divides the body to form a right and left side.
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| Midsagittal plane | A plane that evenly divides the the body to form a right and left side. Also known as a Median
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| Coronal plane | Divides the body to form a front and back side. (Also known a the frontal plane)
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| Parasagittal plane | Divides the body to form a left and right side but not evenly , parallel to the sagittal plane
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| Transverse plane | Divides the body to form superior and inferior parts.
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| Oblique plane | Any cut that isn't parallel to any of the other planes.
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