quiz 1 study guide - medical terminology Flashcards
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anterior/ventral
A
front of the body
2
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posterior
A
towards the back/back of the body
3
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lateral
A
away from the midline
4
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medial
A
towards the midline
5
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proximal
A
close to the point of origin
6
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distal
A
far from the point of origin
7
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deep/internal
A
toward the interior of the body, away from the surface
8
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superficial/external
A
toward the body surface
9
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sagittal plane
A
vertical plane that divides the body into LEFT and RIGHT portions
10
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frontal plane
A
vertical plane that divides the body into ANTERIOR and POSTERIOR positions
11
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transverse plane
A
divides the body into SUPERIOR and INFERIOR portions
12
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intermediate
A
inbetween
13
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head
A
cephalic
14
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skull
A
cranial
15
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face
A
facial
16
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forehead
A
frontal
17
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eye bone
A
ocular
18
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eye
A
orbital
19
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cheek
A
buccal
20
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neck
A
cervical
21
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mouth
A
oral
22
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chin
A
mental
23
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chest
A
thoracic
24
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armpit
A
axillary
25
arm
brachial
26
FRONT of elbow
antecubital
27
BACK of elbow
olecranal
28
FOREarm
antebrachial
29
wrist
carpal
30
palm
palmar
31
hand
manual
32
thumb
pollex
33
fingers
digits
34
abdomen
abdominal
35
loin/back
lumbar
36
navel
umbilical
37
pelvis
pelvic
38
groin
inguinal
39
FRONT of thigh
femoral
40
buttock
gluteal
41
kneecap (front of knee)
patellar
42
back of knee
popliteal
43
front of leg
crural
44
back of leg/calf
sural
45
ankle
tarsal
46
foot
pedal
47
big toe
hallux
48
toes
digits
49
heel of foot
calcaneal
50
51
sole of foot
plantar
52
