Human Body Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Dorsal | belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part |
Ventral | nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism |
Distal | situated farthest from point of attachment or origin, as of a limb or bone |
Proximal | situated nearest to point of attachment or origin |
Anterior | of or near the head end or toward the front plane of the body |
Posterior | at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates |
Inferior | lower than a given reference point |
Superior | toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above |
Longitudinal | Lengthwise; along the long axis |
Cross-sectional | horizontal plane or trans/verse, a section formed by a plane cutting through an object |
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