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Directional Terms Flashcards

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Anatomical position

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Body erect, face forward, feet together, palms face forward

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Anterior (ventral) vs Posterior (dorsal)

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Front vs back

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Superior vs inferior

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Toward vs away from the head

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Medical vs lateral

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Closer vs farther from midline

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Ipsilateral vs contralateral

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Same vs opposite side of the body

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Proximal vs distal

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Linear structures closer vs opposite side of the body

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Superficial vs deep

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Towards vs away from the surface of the body

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Coronal

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(Frontal) cuts across, shoulder to shoulder

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Sagittal

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Cuts front side to back to side, nose to back of head

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Transverse

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Cuts through the tummy, separates torso from legs

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