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Pile Management Card
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Transverse
right angles to long axis; divides body into upper and lower parts
Supine
body laying face up
Supinator
that which turns palm of hand downward
Superior
Upper, nearer to the crown
Proximal
nearer to the root limb
Prone
forearm and hand turned palm side down, body laying face down
Pronator
that which turns palm of hand downward
Posterior or Dorsal
rear or back
Plantar
sole side of the foot
Palmar or Volar
palm side of the hand
Midline
divides the body into right and left
Medial
nearer to the midline
Levator
that which raises
Lateral
further from the midline
Inverted
turned away
Frontal or Coronal
divides the body into anterior and posterior parts lower, farther from the crown
Flexion
bending or angulation
Extension
straightening out
Everted
turned outward
Distal
farther from the limb root
Deep
farther from the surface
Caudal
towards the feet
Cephalad
towards the head
Anterior
front
Anatomical position
to stand erect with arms at the sides and palms turned forward
Adduction
draws toward the midline
Abduction
draws away from the midline
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