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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Anatomical Position

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Standing upright, facing forward, arms at the side with palms forward, feet slightly apart

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Directional Terms

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explains where one body structure is in relation to another

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Superior or Cephalic

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refers to a location near the head

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Inferior or Caudal

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refers to a location near the feet

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Anterior or Ventral

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refers to the front of the human body

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Posterior or Dorsal

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refers to the back of the human body

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Medial

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refers to the middle of the body

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Lateral

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refers to the sides of the body

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Proximal

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close to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Distal

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farther from the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk

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Superficial

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any body part close to skin

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Deep

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Region towards the inside

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Bilateral

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literally on sides of body

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Unilateral

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Single part in a lateral location

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Directional Planes

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View of imaginary lines sliced through a person

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Sagittal Plane

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Slices the body vertically into left and right sections

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Midsagittal Plane

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slices the body into equal left and right halves

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Parasagittal Plane

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slices the body into unequal left and right halves

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Frontal, or Coronal Plane

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slices the body vertically into anterior and posterior sections

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Transverse Plane

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Slices the body horizontally into inferior and superior

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Cranial Cavity

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Formed by the skull, contains the brain

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Spinal or Vertebral Cavity

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formed by the spine and contains the spinal cord

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Thoracic

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heart and lungs found here

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Abdominal Cavity

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liver, stomach, intestines

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