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Body Structures
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09/06/2014

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Term
Medial
Definition
Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
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Abdcution
Definition
Movement away from the midsagittal (median) plalne of the body or one of its parts
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Adduction
Definition
Movement toward to the midsagittal (median) plane of the body
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Lateral
Definition
Pertaining to a side
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Superior (cephalad)
Definition
Toward to the head or upper portion of a structure
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Inferior (caudal)
Definition
Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure
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Proximal
Definition
Nearer the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of atatachment to the body
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Distal
Definition
Further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body
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Anterior (ventral)
Definition
Front of the body
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Posterior (dorsal)
Definition
Back of the body
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Parietal
Definition
Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
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Visceral
Definition
Pertaning to the viscera, or internal organs, espcially the abdominal organs
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Prone
Definition
Lying on the adbomen, face down
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Supine
Definition
Lying horizontally on the back, face up
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Inversion
Definition
Turning inside out
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Eversion
Definition
Turing outward
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Palmar
Definition
Pertaining to the palm of the hand
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Plantar
Definition
Pertaining to the sole of the feet
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Superfical
Definition
Toward to the surface of the body(external)
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Deep
Definition
Away from the surface of the body(internal)
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