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Define Term: Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head

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Define Term: Axial

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Pertaining to the central part of the body (the head and trunk)

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Define Term: Cranial

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Pertaining to the portion of the skull surrounding the brain

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Define Term: Facial

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Pertaining to the face

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Define Term: Frontal

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Pertaining to the forehead

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Define Term: Orbital

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Pertaining to the eye

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Define Term: Otic

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Pertaining to the ear

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Define Term: Nasal

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Pertaining to the nose

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Define Term: Buccal

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Pertaining to the cheek

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Define Term: Oral

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Pertaining to the mouth

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Define Term: Mental

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Pertaining to. The chin

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Define Term: Occipital

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Pertaining to the back of the head

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Define Term: Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck

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Define Term: Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest

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Define Term: Sternal

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Pertaining to the breast bone

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Define Term: Pectoral

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Pertaining to the chest

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Define Term: Mammary

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Pertaining to the breast

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Define Term: Abdominal

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Pertaining to the abdomen

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Define Term: Umbilical

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Pertaining to the navel

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Define Term: Coxal

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Pertaining to the hip

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Define Term: Pelvic

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Pertaining to the pelvis

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Define Term: Pubic

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Pertaining to the genital area

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Define Term: Dorsal

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Pertaining to the back

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Define Term: Scapular

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Pertaining to the shoulder blade region

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Define Term: Vertebral

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Pertaining to the spinal column

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Define Term: Lumbar

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Pertaining to the area of the back between the lowest rib and buttocks

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Define Term: Appendicular

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Pertaining to the extremities or limbs

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Define Term: Acromial

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Pertaining to the highest point of the shoulder

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Define Term: Axillary

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Pertaining to the armpit

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Define Term: Brachial

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Pertaining to the arm

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Define Term: Antecubital

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Pertaining to the anterior (front) surface of the elbow

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Define Term: Olecranal

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Pertaining to the posterior (back) surface of the elbow

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Define Term: Antebrachial

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Pertaining to the forearm

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Define Term: Carpal

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Pertaining to the wrist

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Define Term: Manual

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Pertaining to the hand

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Define Term: Palmar

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Pertaining to the palm of the hand

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Define Term: Digital

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Pertaining to the digits (fingers on upper limb, toes on lower limb)

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Define Term: Inguinal

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Pertaining to the groin where the thigh attaches to the pelvis

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Define Term: Gluteal

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Pertaining to the buttocks

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Define Term: Femoral

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Pertaining to the thigh

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Define Term: Patellar

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Pertaining to the anterior (front) surface of the knee

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Define Term: Popliteal

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Pertaining to the posterior (back) surface of the knee

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Define Term: Crural

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Pertaining to the anterior (front) surface of the knee

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Define Term: Fibular

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Pertaining to the lateral side of the leg

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Define Term: Peroneal

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Pertaining to the lateral side of the leg

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Define Term: Sural

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Pertaining to the posterior (back) surface of the leg

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Define Term: Tarsal

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Pertaining to the ankle

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Define Term: Pedal

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Pertaining to the foot

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Define Term: Pedal

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Pertaining to the foot

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Define Term: Plantar

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Pertaining to the sole of the foot

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Define Term: Calcaneal

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Pertaining to the heel

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Define Term: Superior

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Above, i.e. The nose is superior to the chin

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Define Term: Inferior

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Below, i.e. the chin in inferior to the the forehead

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Define Term: Anterior (Ventral)

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Closer to the front of the body, i.e. the lips are anterior to the teeth

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Define Term: Posterior (Dorsal)

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Closer to the back of body, i.e. The teeth are posterior to the lips

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Define Term: Medial

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Closer to the midline of the body, i.e. The nose is medial to the eyes

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Define Term: Lateral

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Farther from midline of body, i.e. The eyes are lateral to the nose

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Define Term: Intermediate

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Between two structures, i.e. The elbow is intermediate between the shoulder and the wrist

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Define Term: Ipsilateral

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On the same side of body, i.e. the right arm and right leg are ipsilateral

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Define Term: Contralateral

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On opposite sides of the body, i.e. The right arm and left leg are Contralateral

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Define Term: Proximal

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Nearer to the point of attachment of limb to trunk, i.e. The elbow is proximal to the wrist

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Define Term: Distal

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Farther from point of attachment of limb to trunk, i.e. The wrist is distal to the elbow

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Define Term: Superficial

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Closer to the surface of body, i.e, the skin is superficial to the muscles

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Define Term: Deep

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Farther from surface of body, i.e. The muscles are deep to the skin

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Define Term: Sagittal

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Straight down through the center, separating left and right side of the body

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Define Term: frontal

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Also known as coronal, straight down separating front of the body from back of the body

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Define Term: Transverse

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Cut horizontal through the body, separates body into inferior and superior sections

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Define Term: Longitudinal

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For looking at individual organs, etc. cut along the long axis of a long narrow structure.

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Define Term: cross-section

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In individual organs, etc. cut running perpendicular to the long axis

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Define Term: midsagittal

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Divining vertically into equal halves left and right

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Define Term: Parasagittal

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Divide the body vertically into unequal left and right sections