body orientations
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Superior (Cephalad) | Above: refers to the placement of a structure along the long axis of the body. superior always appears above; inferior always appears below
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| Inferior (Caudal) | Below; refers to the placement of a structure along the long axis of the body. inferior always appears below
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| Anterior | Front; in humans the most anterior structures are those most forward
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| medial | Toward the midline
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| Cephalad (Cranial) | Toward the head
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| Caudal | Toward the tail
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| Dorsal | backside
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| Ventral | Belly side
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| Proximal | nearer the trunk or point of reference
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| Distal | farther from the trunk or point of reference
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| Lateral | Away from the trunk or point of reference
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| Posterior | back: posterior are those toward the backside
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| superficial (External) | Toward or at the body surface
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| Deep (internal) | Away from the body surface
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| Sagittal Plane | Divides the body into left and right parts
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| Median/ Midsagittal Plane | A plane that divides the body into equal parts, right down the m iddle
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| parasagittal plane | all other sagittal planes that do not evenly divide the body
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| Frontal/ Coronal Plane | Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
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| Trasnverse plane | Runs horizontally, dividing the body into superior and inferior parts; creates cross sections
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| Spinal | near the spine and spinal cord
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| Abdonminal | Around the abdomen
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| Pelvic | Around the pelvis
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| Thoracic | Around the chest
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| Derm(a), Derm(o), Dermat(o) | Skin
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| Cutante(o) | Cutanteous Layer in skin
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| Pil(o),Trich(o) | Hair
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| Onych(o) | Nail
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| Oste, Oss, Ost | Bone
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| Chond | Cartilage
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| Arthr | Joints
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| Myel | Bone Marrow
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| My | Muscles
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| Fasci | Fascia
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| Ten,tend,tendin |
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| Tendon
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| Encephal | Brain
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| Neur | Nerves
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| Myelo | Spinal cord
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| Acoust | Hearing/ear
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| Ot(o) | Hearing/ear
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| Ocul | Sight/eye
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| Sight/eye
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| Cardi | Heart
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| Hem(at) | Blood
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| Arteri | Arteries
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| Ven | Veins
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| Phleb | Veins
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| Vas | Vessels
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| Capil |
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| Capillaries
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| Lymph | Lymph
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| Splen | Spleen
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| Thym | Thymus
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| Tonsil | Tonsils
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| Or | Mouth
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| Esophag | Esophagus
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| Gastr | Stomach
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| Enter | Intestine
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| Col | Large intestine / colon
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| Hepat | Liver
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