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Directional Terms Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Abduction

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Movement away from the midsagittal plane of the body or one of its parts

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Adduction

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Movement toward the midsagittal plane of the body

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Medial

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Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure

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Lateral

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Pertaining to a side of the body or structure

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Superior (cephalad)

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Toward the head or upper portion of a structure

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Inferior (caudal)

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Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower portion of a structure

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Proximal

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Nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body

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Distal

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Further from the center (trunk of the body) of from the point of attachment to the body

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Anterior (ventral)

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Front of the body

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Back of the body

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Parietal

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Pertaining to the outer wall of the body or cavity

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Visceral

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Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs

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Prone

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Lying on the abdomen, face down

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Supine

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Lying horizontally on the back, face up

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Inversion

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Turning inward or inside out

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Eversion

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Turning outward

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Palmar

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Pertaining to the palm of the hand

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Plantar

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Pertaining to the sole of the hand

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Superficial

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Toward the surface of the body (external)

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Deep

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Away from the surface of the body (internal)

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Coronal, Frontal

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Vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Sagittal

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Vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides

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Transverse

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Horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions

PASP 501 Medical Terminology (18 decks)

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