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Medical Term Definitions Flashcards

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sagittal plane

A

this plane slices an object down the middle, making a left half and a right half

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frontal/coronal plane

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this plane splits an object into a front half and a back half

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transverse plane

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this plane divides the body into an upper and lower half

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superior

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above
EX: the brain is superior to the lungs

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inferior

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below
EX: the lungs are inferior to the brain

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medial

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towards the midline of the body
EX: the nose is medial to the external ear

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lateral

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away from the midline of the body
EX: the external ear is lateral to the nose

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proximal

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nearer the trunk of the body of the reference point
EX: the shoulder is proximal to the wrist

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distal

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farther from the trunk of the body or the reference (extremities only)
EX: the wrist is distal to the shoulder

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superficial

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toward the body surface
EX: the skin is superficial to the muscle

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deep

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away from the body surface
EX: the muscles are deep to the skin

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anterior/ventral

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toward the front
EX: the heart is anterior to the spinal cord

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posterior/dorsal

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toward the back
EX: the spinal cord is posterior to the heart

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anterior prospect

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front view

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lateral position

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side view

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median

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line split down body

17
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mid sagittal line

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line split down the body (median)

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sagittal

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parallel to median but not equal split (parasagittal)

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parasagittal

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parallel to median but not equal split (sagittal)

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supine

A

lying on back in anatomical position

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prone

A

lying face down in anatomical position

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trendelenburg

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lying down with head lower then legs

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oblique plane

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any line at an angle

24
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cephalic

A

toward head

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caudal

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down towards tail/away from head

26
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3 types of membranes

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Dure matter, arachnoid, pia mater

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