surgical terms Flashcards
What is right in medical terms
your patients right
What is left in medical terms
your patients left
what are sagittal and longitudinal planes
a vertical slice that separates the body in slices(3 slices)
what is medial medical terms
toward the midline
what is the midline in medical terms
straight slice between the body(divides lift and right)
what is lateral in medical terms
away from the midline
what is the horizontal, axial, or transverse plane in medical terms
horizontal slice
what is superior in medical terms
toward the top of the head
What is inferior in medical terms
toward the bottom of the feet
what is the frontal or coronal plane
vertical slice the separates the back and the front
what is anterior in medical terms
toward the front of the body
what is posterior in medical terms
towards the back of the body
what are limbs
arms, legs
what is longitudinal in medical terms
along the length of the limbs
what does transverse mean in medical terms
across the length of the limbs