surgical terms Flashcards

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1
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What is right in medical terms

A

your patients right

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What is left in medical terms

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your patients left

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3
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what are sagittal and longitudinal planes

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a vertical slice that separates the body in slices(3 slices)

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4
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what is medial medical terms

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toward the midline

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5
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what is the midline in medical terms

A

straight slice between the body(divides lift and right)

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6
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what is lateral in medical terms

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away from the midline

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7
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what is the horizontal, axial, or transverse plane in medical terms

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horizontal slice

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8
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what is superior in medical terms

A

toward the top of the head

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9
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What is inferior in medical terms

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toward the bottom of the feet

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10
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what is the frontal or coronal plane

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vertical slice the separates the back and the front

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what is anterior in medical terms

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toward the front of the body

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12
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what is posterior in medical terms

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towards the back of the body

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13
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what are limbs

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arms, legs

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14
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what is longitudinal in medical terms

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along the length of the limbs

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15
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what does transverse mean in medical terms

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across the length of the limbs

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16
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what are attachments of your body

A

hip, shoulder

17
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what is proximal in medical terms

A

toward the attachment

18
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what does distal mean in medical terms

A

away from attachment

19
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what does laterality mean in medical terms

A

side

20
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what does ipsilateral mean in medical terms

A

same side

21
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what does contralateral mean in medical terms

A

opposite side