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Anterior - Front Posterior - Behind Deep - Away from surface Superficial - Close to surface Distal - Away from point of attachment Proximal - Close to point of attachment Dorsal - Back side Ventral - Front side Inferior - Below Superior - Above Lateral - Side of body(away from spinal cord) Medial - Middle of body(towards spinal cord) Antecubital - Forearm Axillary - Armpit Brachial - Upper arm Buccal - Cheek Calcaneal - Heal Carpal - Wrist Ce...

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Anterior- - Situated toward the front of the body Posterior- - Situated at or toward the hind part of the body Dorsal- - Being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human body Ventral- - Pertaining to the anterior or front side of the body; opposite of dorsal Superficial- - Of, relating to, or located near the surface Deep- - Away from the body surface; more internal Proximal- - Situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central p...

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Patella Kneecap Femur Thigh Bone Humerus Upper arm bone Phalanges Finger and Toes (tops) Radius Under the thumb (lateral, lower arm bone) Ulna Next to the radius Tibia Big bone of lower leg Fibula Smaller bone of lower leg Pelvis Hips bones Clavicle Collar bone Scapula Shoulder blades Cranium Skull Sternum Middle of ribs

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Anterior - Towards the front of the body Posterior - Towards the back of the body Lateral - Away from the midline of the body Medial - Towards the midline of the body Ventral - Towards the belly side of the body Dorsal - Towards the back side of the body Proximal - Closer to the point of attachment or origin Distal - Farther from the point of attachment or origin Flexion - Bending movement that decreases the angle between two body parts Extension - Straightening moveme...

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8 pages

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Anatomical Position - Reference point for directional terms in medicine Anterior - Front part of the body Posterior - Back part of the body Superior - Higher up on the body Inferior - Lower on the body Medial - Closer to the midline of the body Lateral - Further away from the midline of the body Proximal - Closer to the trunk or midline of the body Distal - Further away from the trunk or midline of the body Superficial - Closer to the surface of the skin Deep - Furt...

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anterior - situated toward the front of the body deep - away from the body surface; more internal directional terms - terms used to explain where one body structure is in relation to another distal - situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point; located away from the central part of the body dorsal - being or located near, on, or toward the back or posterior part of the human body identity - distinguishing character or personality of an individual inf...

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19 pages

Written in 2023/2024

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