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Sagittal
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| plane that divides the body into symmetrical right and left halves |
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| plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior halves (at a right angle to the sagittal and transverse planes) |
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| opposite of inferior; toward the head end of the hominid body |
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| opposite of superior; body parts away from the head |
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| opposite of posterior; toward the front of the hominid body, or in front of |
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| opposite of anterior; toward the back of the body, or behind |
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| opposite of lateral; toward the midline |
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| opposite of medial; away from the midline |
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| opposite of distal; nearest the axial skeleton (the bones of the trunk, including the vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, and sternum) |
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| the bones of the trunk, including the vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, and sternum |
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| opposite of proximal; farthest from the axial skeleton |
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| opposite of internal; outer |
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| opposite of external; inside |
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| inner surface of the cranial vault; area filled by the brain |
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| outer surface of the cranial vault |
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| opposite of deep; close to the surface |
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| opposite of superficial; far from the surface |
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| opposite of distal; toward the midline where the central incisors contact each other |
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| opposite of mesial; away from the point on the midline |
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| opposite of labial and buccal; toward the tongue |
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| opposite of lingual; towards the lips |
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| opposite of lingual; towards the cheeks, usually reserved for premolars and molars |
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| in contact with adjacent teeth in the same jaw |
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| facing the opposing dental arch, usually the chewing surface of the tooth |
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| the biting, or occlusal, edge of the incisors |
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| axis running from mesial to distal |
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| Buccolingual and Labiolingual |
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| axis running from buccal or labial to lingual |
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| top of the foot or back of the hand |
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| bending movement that decreases the angle between body parts |
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| opposite of flexion; a straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts |
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movement of a body part (usually an appendage) away from the sagittal plane
-for fingers and toes -- movement of the digit away from the midline of the hand/foot |
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movement of a body part (usually an appendage) toward the sagittal plane
-for fingers and toes -- movement toward the midline of the hand or foot (closing the fingers) |
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| a combination of abduction and adduction, as well as flexion and extention, which results in an appendage being moved in a cone-shaped path |
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| motion that occurs as one body part turns on an axis |
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motion in which body parts are brought together
(for example grasping with fingers) |
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| rotary motion of the forearm that turns the palm from anteriorly facing to posteriorly facing |
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| opposite of pronation; rotary motion of the forearm that turns the palm to a position in which the thumb is lateral |
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| flexion of the entire foot away from the ground |
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Plantarflexion
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| opposite of dorsiflexion; flexing ofthe entire foot inferiorly, toward the ground, at the ankle |
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| turning of the sole of the foot outward so that it faces away from the midline of the body (aka pronation of the foot) |
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| turning of the sole of the foot inward so that it faces toward the midline of the body (aka supination of the foot) |
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