Locations and their meanings Flashcards by paris peskova

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ventral

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more to the front (specific to location)

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dorsal (used for animals

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more to the back(specific to location)

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anterior

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more to the front( in relation to structure)

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posterior

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more to the back( in relation to structure)

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medial

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closer to the midline

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lateral

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further away from the midline

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cranial (cephalad

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closer to the skull (the cranium)

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caudal (caudad

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closer to the bottom of the spine (the cauda)

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proximal

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closer to the trunk

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distal

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farther away from the trunk

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superior

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ontop/above

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inferior

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below/beneaath/under

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superficial

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closer to the surface

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radial

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more to the radial side

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ulnar

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more to the ulnar side

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dexter

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more to the right

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sinister

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more to the left

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profundus

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deep

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flexor

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pertaining to a flexor muscle/surface

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extensor

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pertaining to a extensor muscle or surface

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longitudinalis

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parallel to the long axis of a structure

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horizontalis

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parralel to the plane of the horizon

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verticalis

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perpendicular to the plane of the horizon

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medialis

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toward the median plane

lateralis

away from the median plane(toward the side

medianus

situated in the median plane or the midline

centralis

situated at the center of the body or interior of it

axialis

pertaining to the axis of a structure

transversalis

situated at the right angles to the long axis of a structure

peripheralis

situated away from the center