Test word parts; key anatomical areas Flashcards

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anter/o

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front

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poster/o

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back

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super/o

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upward

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infer/o

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downward

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proxim/o

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near (the point of attachment to the body)

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dist/o

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far (from the point of attachment to the body)

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ipsi-

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same

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contra

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opposite

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medi/o

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middle

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later/o

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side

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supine

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lying on the back (on the spine)

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Prone

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lying on the abdomen/belly

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abdominal

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pertaining to the abdomen

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mammary

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pertaining to the breast

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thoracic

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pertaining to the chest/thorax

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pelvic

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pertaining to the pelvis

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cervical

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pertaining to the neck

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axillary

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pertaining to the axilla/armpit

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Sagittal plane

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divides the body into sides, or right and left portions

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coronal/frontal plane

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divides the body into front and back, or anterior and posterior portions

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transverse plane

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divides the body into top and bottom, or superior and inferior

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ipsilateral

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pertaining to the same side