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MCC Med Term Unit 3

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anatomical position   standing erect with palms turned forward; used as a position of reference for structures in the body  
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median plane   passing longitudinally through the middle of the body from front to back, dividing it into right & left halves  
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sagittal plane   a vertical plane passing through the body parallel to the median plane (or sagittal suture) dividing the body into left and right  
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transverse plane/horizontal plane   passing horizontally through the body at right angles to the mid-sagittal/median planes, dividing the body into upper and lower portions  
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apex   the top of a body, organ or part; tip; pointed end of a conical part  
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base   the lowest part or foundation of anything  
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medial/mesial   situated toward the midline of the body or a structure  
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lateral   farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure; pertaining to a side  
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anterior   situated at or directed toward the front  
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posterior   directed toward or situated at the back  
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ventral   directed toward or situated on the belly surface; pertaining to the abdomen  
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dorsal   pertaining to the back; denoting a position more toward the back surface  
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superior   situated above or directed upward  
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inferior   situated below or directed downward; in reference to the lower surface of a structure  
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internal   situated or occurring on the inside; medial structures  
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external   situated or occurring on the outside; situated toward or near the outside; lateral  
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proximal   nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or a median line or to the point of attachment or origin  
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distal; terminal   remote; farther from any point of reference  
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visceral   of or pertaining to the covering of an organ  
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parietal   of or pertaining to the outer walls of a cavity  
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intrinsic   situated entirely within or pertaining exclusively to a part  
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extrinsic   of external origin (or situated outside the part)  
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recumbent   lying down  
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erect   standing upright  
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cephalic   pertaining to the head or the head end of the body  
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cephalad   toward the head  
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caudal   situated more toward the cauda or tail; toward the inferior  
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caudad   directed toward the tail or distal end  
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palmar   pertaining to the palm of the hand  
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plantar   pertaining to the sole of the foot  
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volar   pertaining to sole or palm; indicating the flexor surface of the forearm wrist or hand  
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right lateral decubitis   when the subject lies on the right side  
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left lateral decubitis   when the subject lies on the left side  
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supine   lying on the back with face upward; position of hand palm facing upward  
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prone   lying horizontal with face downward; denoting the hand with palm turned downward  
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longitudinal   pertaining to a measurement in the direction of the long axis of an object, body or organ  
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horizontal   any plane of the erect body parallel to the horizon, dividing the body into upper and lower parts  
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transverse   at right angles to the long axis of any common part  
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greater/major   larger; above the minor  
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lesser/minor   smaller; below the greater  
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abduct   movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts  
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adduct   movement toward the median plane of the body  
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circumduct   movement of a body part in a circular motion  
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dorsiflex   process of bending a body part backward; backward flexion or bending  
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extend   the process of straightening a flexed limb  
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evert   the process of turning outward  
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flex   the process of bending a limb; the act of bending  
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prone   lying horizontal with face downward; process of turning the hand so the palm faces downward  
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rotate   the process of moving a body part around a central axis  
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supine   lying supine or face upward; process of turning the palm of the hand facing upward  
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