Anatomical Positions/ Planes & Surgical Suffixes Flashcards by Gifty Addison | Brainscape

Q

Anterior

Ventral

A

Front of the body

Or

Towards the front of the body

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Posterior

Dorsal

A

Back of the body

Or

Towards the back of the body

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Distal

A

“Think distance”

Farther from the reference Point

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Proximal

A

Closer to the reference paint

« proxy»

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Inferior

A

Below/ underneath something

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Superior

A

Above something

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Lateral

A

Closer to the side of the body

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Medial

A

Closer to the center of the body

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Deep

A

Further Away from the surface

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Superficial

A

Closer to the surface

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Q

Supine

A

Laying face up

“Sun” laying face up to see the sun

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Prone

A

Laying on the belly

prone to laying on belly

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otomy

A

Cutting something

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Ectomy

A

Cutting something out / excision / removal

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-Ostomy

A

Made an opening (or made a new opening)

“Colonostomy”

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-Plasty

A

Change the shape/look of something

“ cardioplasty”