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Anatomical Position Terms Flashcards

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Anatomical position

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standing upright, facing observer, head level, eyes facing forward, feet flat on the floor, arms at sides, palms turned upward

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Prone

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face down

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Supine

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face up

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Superior/Cephalic

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upward/near the head

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Inferior/Caudal

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downward/near the feet

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Anterior/Ventral

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nearer the front

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Posterior/Dorasl

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nearer the back

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Proximal

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near to a reference point

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Distal

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far from a reference point

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Medial

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toward the midline

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Lateral

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farther from the midline

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Intermediate

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inbetween medial and lateral

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Superficial

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closer to the surface

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Deep

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farther from the surface

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Ipsilateral

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Same side of body

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Contralateral

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different side of body

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Midsagittal Plane

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cut across midline

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Parasagittal Plane

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away from the midline along the same plane

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Frontal/Coronal Plane

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Separate posterior and anterior

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Transverse Plane

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Cut in half horizontally

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Oblique Plane

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Axial region

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head, neck, trunk

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Trunk

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chest(thoracic), abdomen, pelvis

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Appendicular region

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legs and arms

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Principal body cavities
cranial cavity, vertebral canal, thoracic cavity, adbinopelvic cavity
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Abdinopelvic cavity
abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity
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Quadrants of Abdinopelvic cavity
right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower (patient's right and left)
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Nine regions of Abdinopelvic Cavity
Right Hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar reight inguinal, hypogastric, left inguinal

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