Medical Terms Flashcards
1
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Anotomic Planes
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The view of the body and how it’s divided
2
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Coronal Plane
A
Frontal View, divides body into front (anterior) and Back (posterior)
3
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Sagittal
A
Vertical or Longitudinal- Divides body into left and right
4
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Axial
A
Transverse, cross sectional; divides body into upper and lower half
5
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Para
A
Unequal devision of a plane
6
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Mid
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Equal division of a plane
7
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Medial
A
Toward midline of the body
8
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Lateral
A
Away from midline of the body
9
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Proximal
A
Toward a reference point of the body
10
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Distal
A
Away from a reference point (extremity)
11
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Superior
A
Upper or above
12
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Inferior
A
Lower or below
13
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Anterior
A
Toward the front
14
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Posterior
A
Toward the back
15
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Caphalad
A
Cranial, Rostal; toward
