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10/18/2011
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dorsal
 Definition
toward the back of the body or vertebral colum
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ventral
 Definition
toward front of body
Term
anterior
 Definition
in biped animals, toward front of body (ventral)
in quadruped, towards the head
Term
posterior
 Definition
in biped, towards back or dorsal surface
in quadruped, towards the tail
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proximal
 Definition
closer to the point of reference
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distal
 Definition
further from point of reference
Term
superior
 Definition
above point of reference
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inferior
 Definition
below point of reference
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superficial
 Definition
towards surfaced
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deep
 Definition
away from body surface
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medial
 Definition
toward midline of the body
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lateral
 Definition
away from midline
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peripheral
 Definition
away from midline or center
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central
 Definition
toward midline or center of body
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coronal or frontal plane
 Definition
divides body into front and back planes
Term
transverse plane
 Definition
divides body into upper and lower
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sagittal plane
 Definition
plane dividing body into left and right
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antebrachium
 Definition
between wrist and elbow
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abdominal
 Definition
body cavity between diaphragm and base of pelvis
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brachial
 Definition
shoulder to elbow
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cephalic
 Definition
head
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cranial
 Definition
skull
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cervical
 Definition
neck
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gluteal
 Definition
buttocks
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lumbar
 Definition
back between thorax and pelvis
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parietal
 Definition
wall of a structure
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pelvic
 Definition
pelvis
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pericardial
 Definition
body cavity around heart
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pleural
 Definition
body cavity surrounding lungs
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plantar surface
 Definition
sole of foot
Term
renal
 Definition
pertaining to kidneys
Term
thorax
 Definition
volume encompassed by ribs
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viscera
 Definition
organs of thorax and abdomen