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Anatomy
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08/27/2012
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Superior
 Definition
situated toward the head and further away from the feet than another.
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Inferior
 Definition
situated below and closer to the feet than another.
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Anterior (ventral)
 Definition
relating to or situated near or toward the head.
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Posterior
 Definition
situated at or toward the hind part of the body.
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Medial
 Definition
lying or extending in the middle;
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Lateral
 Definition
lying at or extending toward the right or left side.
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Intermediate
 Definition
being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes.
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Proximal
 Definition
situated next to or near the point of attachment or origin or a central point.
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Distal
 Definition
situated away from the point of attachment or origin or a central point.
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Superficial
 Definition
of, relating to, or located near the surface.
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Deep
 Definition
extending well inward from an outer surface.
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Abdominal
 Definition
of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen.
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Acromial
 Definition
of, relating to, or situated near the acromion.
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Antecubital
 Definition
of or relating to the inner or front surface of the forearm.
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Axillary
 Definition
of, relating to, or located near the axilla.
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Brachial
 Definition
of or relating to the arm or a process like an arm.
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Buccal
 Definition
of, relating to, near, involving, or supplying a cheek.
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Carpal
 Definition
relating to the carpus.
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Cervical
 Definition
of or relating to a neck or cervix.
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Coxal
 Definition
another name for the hip bone.
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Crural
 Definition
of or relating to the thigh or leg;
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Digital
 Definition
of, relating to, or supplying one or more fingers or toes.
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Femoral
 Definition
of or relating to the femur or thigh.
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Fibular
 Definition
or calf bone is a bone located on the lateral side of the tibia.
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Inguinal
 Definition
of, relating to, or situated in the region of the groin.
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Nasal
 Definition
of or relating to the nose.
Term
Oral
 Definition
of, relating to, or involving the mouth.
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Orbital
 Definition
occupies the lateral front of the skull immediately beneath the frontal bone.
Term
Pastellar
 Definition
the part of the tendon of the quadriceps that extends from the patella to the tibia.
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Pelvic
 Definition
of, relating to, or located in or near the pelvis.
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Pubic
 Definition
of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis.
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Sternal
 Definition
of or relating to the sternum.
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Tarsal
 Definition
of or relating to the tarsus.
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Thoracic
 Definition
of, relating to, located within, or involving the thorax.
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Umbilical
 Definition
of, relating to, or used at the navel.
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Cephalic
 Definition
of or relating to the head.
Term
Deltoid
 Definition
a large triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint.
Term
Gluteal
 Definition
of or relating to the buttocks or the gluteus muscles.
Term
Lumbar
 Definition
of, relating to, or constituting the loins or the vertebrae between the thoracic vertebrae and sacrum.
Term
Occipital
 Definition
of, relating to, or located within or near the occiput or the occipital bone.
Term

Popliteal

 

 Definition
of or relating to the back part of the leg behind the knee joint.
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Sacral
 Definition
of, relating to, or lying near the sacrum.
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Scapular
 Definition
of, relating to, or affecting the shoulder or scapula.
Term
Sural
 Definition
of, relating to, or being a sural nerve or branches of the popliteal artery or vein.
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Vertebral
 Definition
of, relating to, or being vertebrae or the spinal column.
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Transverse
 Definition
acting, lying, or being across.
Term
Frontal
 Definition
of, relating to, or adjacent to the forehead or the frontal bone.
Term
Saggital
 Definition
of, relating to, or being the sagittal suture of the skull.
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Dorsal body
 Definition
located towards the dorsal/posterior surface of the body, that contains the brain.
Term
Cranial
 Definition
of or relating to the skull or cranium.
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Spinal

 

 Definition
of, relating to, or situated near the spinal column.
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Ventral Body
 Definition
front part of the body; towards the belly Compare dorsal.
Term

Diaphragm

 

 Definition
a body partition of muscle and connective tissue;
Term
Abdominopelvic
 Definition
relating to or being the abdominal and pelvic cavities of the body.
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Andominal
 Definition
of, belonging to, or affecting the abdomen.
Term
Pelvic
 Definition
of, relating to, or located in or near the pelvis.
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