Body Positions, Regions, and Planes (Exam 1) Flashcards
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Prone
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Laying on stomach, face down
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Supine
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Laying flat on your back, face up
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Superior
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Toward the head, above
Cranial, Cephalic
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Inferior
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Away from head, below
Caudel
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Anterior
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In front of, toward the front
Ventral
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Posterior
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Back of body, behind
Dorsal
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Medial
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Toward the middle of the body, on the inner side of
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Lateral
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Away from the midline, on the outer side of
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Proximal
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Close to the attachment of a limb to the body
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Distal
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Further from the point of attachment of a limb to the body
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Superficial
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Toward the body’s surface
External
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Deep
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Away from the body’s surface
Internal
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Axial region
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Head, neck, trunk
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Appendicular region
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Appendages, limbs, and their girdles
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Sagittal plane
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Vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves
