Common Medical Terms of Location Flashcards
(32 cards)
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toward feet
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caudel
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towards head
A
cranial
2
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toward middle
A
medial
3
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toward/from the side
A
lateral
5
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toward the attachment to the body
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proximal
6
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further from the attachment to the body
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distal
7
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above
A
superior
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below
A
inferior
9
Q
toward/from the front
A
anterior
10
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toward/from the back
A
posterior
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Q
toward the surface
A
peripheral
12
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toward/on the palm of hand
A
palmer
13
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toward/on the sole of the foot
A
plantar
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cranial
A
towards head
15
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caudel
A
toward feet
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medial
A
toward middle
17
Q
lateral
A
toward/from the side
18
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proximal
A
toward the attachment to the body
19
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distal
A
further from the attachment to the body
20
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superior
A
above
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inferior
A
below
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anterior
A
toward/from the front
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posterior
A
toward/from the back
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peripheral
A
toward the surface
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palmer
toward/on the palm of hand
26
plantar
toward/on the sole of the foot
27
frontal (coronal) plane
divides body into front and back
28
sagittal plane
divides body into left and right
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transverse plane
divides body into top and bottom
30
divides body into front and back
frontal (coronal) plane
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divides body into left and right
sagittal plane
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divides body into top and bottom
transverse plane
