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Anatomy
Anatomy Test 1
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/27/2010

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Anterior
Definition
Nearer to the front of the body
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Posterior
Definition
Nearer to the back of the body
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Superior
Definition
Toward the head or near the upper part of a structure
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Inferior
Definition
Away from the head or toward the lower part of a structure
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Medial
Definition
Near the midline of the body
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Lateral
Definition
Away from the midline of the body
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Proximal
Definition
Nearer to the attachment of a limb to the body
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Distal
Definition
Farther from the attachment of a limb to the body
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Dorsal
Definition
Pertaining to the Anterior Side of the body
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Ventral
Definition
Pertaining to the Posterior side of the body
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Pericardial Spaces (Location)
Definition
Surrounds the Heart
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Pleural Spaces (Location)
Definition
Surrounds the Lungs
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Peritoneum
Definition
Membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity
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