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1
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Motion of a limb away from the midline

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Abduction

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Motion of a limb toward the midline

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Adduction

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

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Anterior

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The appointed extremity of a conical structure

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Apex ( plural apices)

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A body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

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Bilateral

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The vowel used to combine two root words or a word root and suffix

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Combining vowel

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Farther inside the body and away from the skin

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Deep

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Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

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Distal

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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

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Dorsal

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The straightening of a joint

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Extension

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The bending of a joint

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Flexion

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An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

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Fowler position

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Below a body part or near to the feet

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Inferior

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Parts of the body that live farther from the midline; also called outer structures

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Lateral

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Parts of the body that lie farther to the midline; also called inner structures

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Medial

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The forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

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Palmer

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The bottom surface of the foot

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Plantar

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The back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position

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Posterior

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Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term

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Prefix

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Lying face down

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Prone

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Closer to the trunk

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Proximal

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Describes the sections of the abdominal cavity, in which two imaginary lines intersect at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas

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Quadrants

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The part of a term that comes after the word root, at the end of the term

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Suffix

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Closer to or on the skin

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Superficial

25
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Above a body part or nearer to the head

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Superior

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Lying face up

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Supine

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The anterior surface of the body

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Ventral

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The main part of a term that contains the primary meaning

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Word root

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