Ch. 4 - Body Structure/ The Anatomical Directional Terms
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| ventral | front
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| anterior | front
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| posterior | back
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| dorsal | back
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| superior | upper
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| inferior | lower
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| cranial | toward the skull (head)
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| caudal | toward the tail bone (lower part of the body)
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| medial | pertaining to the midline
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| lateral | away from the midline
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| superficial | close to the body surface
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| deep | away from the body surface
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| supine | lying horizontal, face up
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| prone | lying horizontal, face down
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| distal | away from the point of attachment
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| proximal | close to the point of attachment
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| tranverse planei | superior (upper) and inferior (lower) part of the body
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| frontal (coronal) plane | anterior (front) and posterior (back) part of the body
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| sagittal plane | right and left part of the body
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| mid sagittal | two equal right and lelf halves
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| inversion | turning inward or inside out
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| eversion | turning outward
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| palmar | pertaining to the palm of the hand
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| plantar | pertaining to the sole of the foot
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| abduction | movement away from the body midsagittal
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| adduction | movement toward the body midsagittal
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| lumbar | part of the spine known as loin
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| cervical | part of the spine known as the neck
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| coccyx | part of the spine known as tail bone
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| sacral | part of the spine known as lower back
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| abdominopelvic | abdominal and pelvic area or a ventral cavity that contain digestive, reproductive and excretory structures
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| thoracic | chest or a ventral cavity that contains heart, lungs, and associated structures
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