medical term

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anatomic position

Answer 1

• head and toes directly anterior
• upper limbs by the sides, with palms facing anterior
• lower limbs together with the feet directed anteriorly.

Question 2

axilla

Answer 2

referring to armpit

Question 3

clavicle

Answer 3

referring to collar bone

Question 4

eponym

Answer 4

terms incorporating the names of people

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supine

Answer 5

laying flat on your back, face is upward

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prone

Answer 6

face is downward

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median plane

Answer 7

vertical plan, dividing body into equal right and left halves

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sagittal plane

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vertical plane passing through the body parallel to the median plane.

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coronal plane

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vertical planes that divide body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions.

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horizontal (transverse) plane

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divides body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) parts.

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axial plane

Answer 11

radiologists refer to horizontal planes as this.

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longitudinal planes

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run lengthwise in long axis of body or any part

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oblique

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slices of the body, any part of the body not associated with anatomical planes.

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superficial

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on the surface or shallow

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intermediate

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coming between two things

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deep

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further into the skin (body)

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medial

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closer to the midline

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lateral

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away from the midline

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external

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outer

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internal

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inner

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posterior

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back of the surface

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anterior

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front of the surface

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dorsal

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back of the surface (used to describe back of quadrupeds)

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ventral

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same as anterior. (front of the surface)

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rostral

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used instead of anterior, when describing parts of the brain.

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inferior

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below, closer to feet

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail

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superior

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above, over the top

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cranial

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directional term when referring to the head region.

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proximal

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closer to the heart

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distal

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away from the heart

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dorsom

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refers to the dorsal back of any part

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plantar

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referring to, or occurring on the sole of the feet

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bilateral

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both left and right sides

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unilateral

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one side

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ipsilateral

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occurs on the same side of the body.

ex: right thumb, right big toe

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contralateral

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occurs on opposite side of the body.

ex: right hand is contralateral to the left hand

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flexion

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bending movement around a joint in a limb, decreases angle between bones of limb.

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dorsiflaxion

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describes flexion at ankle joint. occurs when walking uphill, or lifting toes of the ground.

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plantarflexion

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turns the foot or toes towards the plantar surface

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extension

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straightening or increasing angle between bones or parts of the body

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abduction

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moving away from median plane in coronal plane,

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hyperextension

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extension of the limb or part beyond the normal limit

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adduction

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moving toward median plane in coronal plane