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Final 2nd Part Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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Movement toward the midline of the body

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Dorsiflexion

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Backward (upward) bending of the foot

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Extension

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Straightening of a flexed limb

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Flexion

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Bending a limb; Decreasing the angle between bones

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Pronation

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Turning the palm downward

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Rotation

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Circular movement around a central point

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Supination

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Turning the palm upward

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Anterior

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Front side of the body

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Deep

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Away from the surface

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Distal

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Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure

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Inferior

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Below another structure

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Proximal

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Near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of the structure

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Posterior

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The backside of the body

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Cervical

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Neck region. vertebrae (C1 to C7)

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Coccygeal

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The coccyx (tailbone)

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Hypochondriac

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Right and left upper regions

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Hypogastric

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Middle lower Region below the umbilical region

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Inguinal

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Right and left lower regions near the groin

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Lumber

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Right and left middle region’s near the waist

Lumber (waist) region (L1 to L5)

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Sacral

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Region of the sacrum (S1 to S5)

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Thoracic

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Chest region (T1 to T12)

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Umbilical

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Central region near the naval

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Epigastric

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Region above the stomach

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Plantar flexion

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Bending the sole of the foot downward towards the ground

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Quadrants

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Right upper quadrant:Right lobe
Left upper quadrant:Left lobe
Right lower quadrant
Left lower quadrant

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Regions

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Right and left hypochondria
Right and left lumbar region
Right and left inguinal

Epigastric region
Umbilical region
Hypogastric Region

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Frontal plane

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Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior your positions

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Sagittal plane

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Lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left

30
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Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane running across the body parallel to the ground

31
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Superficial

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On the surface

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Superior

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Above another structure

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Unilateral

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One side of the body

Medical Term (5 decks)

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