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positional and directional terms( anterior/posterior)

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front surface of the body. the forehead is on the ____ of the body   anterior  
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the back side of the body. the back of the head is ___ to the face   posterior  
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away from the surface. the stab wound penetrated ___ into the adomen   deep  
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on the surface. __ veins can be viewd through the skin.   superficial  
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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a sturcture. the __ end of the upper arm bone joins with the shoulder.   proximal  
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far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure   distal  
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below another structure. the feet are at the ___ of the body. they are ___ to the knees.   inferior  
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above another structure. the head lies ___ to the neck.   superior  
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pertaining to the middle, or nearer the medial plane of the body. the inner thigh is __ medial in relation to the outer thigh.   medial  
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pertaining to the side. the outer thight is ___ in relation to the body.   lateral  
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lying on the back. the patient lies ___ during an examination of hte abdomen   supine  
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lying on the belly. the backbones are examined with the patient in a ___ potion   prone  
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