9/29 Words Flashcards
(20 cards)
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Posterior
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Back of body
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Anterior-
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Front of body
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Dorsal
A
Back of body
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Central
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Towards front of body
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Superior
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Towards head
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Interior
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Toward feet
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Cephalic
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Towards the head.
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Caudal
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Towards the tail
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Medial
A
Towards the middle
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Lateral
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To the side
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Sagittarius
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Plane that divides body into left and right sides
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Midsagittal
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A plane right in the middle seperating the body into left & right sides
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Coronal (frontal)
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Separates front and back.
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Transverse
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Seperates body into top and bottom (axial)
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Proximal
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Closest to the point of attachment
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Distal
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Farther from the point of attachment
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Abduct
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To move away from body
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Adduct
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To move towards the body
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Anatomical position
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to stand erect with arms to side with palms facing anteriorly
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Flex
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To tight end muscle
