Directional Terms Flashcards by Michelle O

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Anter

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Front or front half

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Caud

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Tail, downward

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Cephal

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Head, upward

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Dist

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Away, from the point of attachment to the body

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Dors

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Back or back half

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Infer

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Below

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Later

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Side or further from midline

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Medi

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Middle, center or midline

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Poster

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Back, behind

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Proxim

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Near, the point of attachment to the body

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Super

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Above

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Ventr

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Belly

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Caudad

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Toward the tail

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Cephalad

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Toward the head

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Lateral

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Pertaining to a side

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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle

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Unilateral

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Pertaining to one side only

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Bilateral

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Pertaining to both sides

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Mediolateral

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Pertaining to the middle and the side

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Distal

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Pertaining to away

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Proximal

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Pertaining to near

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Inferior

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Pertaining to below

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Superior

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Pertaining to above

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Caudal

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Pertaining to the tail

Cephalic

Pertaining to the head

Anterior

Pertaining to the front

Posterior

Pertaining to the back

Dorsal

Pertaining to the back

Ventral

Pertaining to the belly

Anteroposterior

Pertaining to the front and back

Posteroanterior

Pertaining to the back and front