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Anatomy - Physiology
Body Part Test
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Anatomy
11th Grade
09/07/2006

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Term
median
Definition
plane that divides the head and the torso into right and left halves
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sagittal
Definition
divides the torso and head parallel, not equal though
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frontal
Definition
divides the body from front and back
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transverse
Definition
plane that divides the body perpendicular into uneven sections
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superior
Definition
being close rto the head, higher
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anterior / ventral
Definition
the front of the body
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posterior / dorsal
Definition
the back side of the body
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medial
Definition
the structure that is close rto the median plane, navel
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lateral
Definition
structure further away from the medial
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proximal
Definition
closer to the limb of the arm
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distal
Definition
farther away from the limb of the arm
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inferior / caudal
Definition
closer towards the feet, bottom of the body
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deep
Definition
internal
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contralateral
Definition
outside of internal
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