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vocab words

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anatomical position   Body is erect or standing with the arms at the sides and palms turned forward.Head and feet are pointing forward  
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Abdominal   anterior body trunk inferior to ribs  
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Acromial   shoulder  
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antebrahial   forearm  
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antecubital   depressed area just in front of elbow  
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Anterior   toward or at the fromt of the body(ventral)  
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Axillary   armpits  
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Bilateral symmetry   right and left sides of the body are mirror images  
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calcaneal   heel of foot  
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carpal   wrist  
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caudal   toward the tail  
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cephalic   head region  
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cervical   neck region  
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contralateral   refers to injury on the opposite side of body  
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coxal   hip  
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cranial   skull  
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cural   leg  
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cubital   elbow  
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cutaneous   skin(or body surface)  
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deep   away from the body surface(internal)  
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frontal plane   divides body into front and back portions  
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femoral   thigh  
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Gluteal   buttock  
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inferior   toward the lower part of the body  
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inguinal   groin  
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left   to the left side of the body(not your left the subjects)  
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lateral   away from the midline of the body  
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lumbar   lower back between ribs and pelvis  
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mammary   breast  
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manual   hand  
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mental   chin  
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medial   toward the midline (center) of the body  
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Medial plane   divides the body into right and left halves(midsaggital)  
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occipital   back of lower skull  
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palmar   palm of the hand  
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pateller   front of knee  
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pelvic   area overlying the pelvis  
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posterior   toward the back side of the body (dorsal)  
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proximal   the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk  
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superior   toward the head or upper part of the body  
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superficial   body surface(external)  
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thoracic   chest region  
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transverse plane   divides the body into top and bottom portions  
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ventral   toward or at the front of the body(anterior)  
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visceral   toward an internal organ(describes position inside a body cavity)  
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