ANATOMICAL POSITIONS Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
SAGITTAL PLANES | (LONGITUDINAL) DIVIDES THE BODY INTO RIGHT AND LEFT SECTIONS |
MIDSAGITTAL PLANES | DIVIDES THE BODY INTO EQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT SECTIONS |
PARASAGITTAL PLANES | DIVIDES THE BODY INTO UNEQUAL RIGHT AND LEFT SECTIONS |
CORONAL PLANES | (FRONTAL) DIVIDES THE BODY INTO ANTERIOR (FRONT) AND POSTERIOR (BACK) SECTIONS |
SUPERIOR | TOP SECTION |
INFERIOR | BOTTOM SECTION |
ANTERIOR | FRONT SECTION |
POSTERIOR | BACK SECTION |
TRANSVERSE | (HORIZONTAL) DIVIDES THE BODY INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR SECTIONS |
HORIZONTAL PLANE | DIVIDES THE BODY INTO SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR SECTIONS |
FRONTAL PLANE | CORONAL PLANE |
LONGITUDINAL PLANE | SAGITTAL PLANE |
MEDIAN PLANE | MIDSAGITTAL PLANE |
A PLANE DIVIDES THE BODY OR ORGAN INTO ? | SECTIONS |
CEPHALAD | TOWARD TOP OF THE HEAD |
CAUDAD | TOWARD THE SOLES OF THE FEET |
MEDIAL | CLOSER TO THE MIDSAGITTAL PLANE OR MIDDLE |
LATERAL | FURTHER AWAY FROM MIDSAGITTAL PLANE |
VENTAL | BELLY SIDE |
DORSAL | BACK SIDE |
PROXIMAL | NEARER TO THE CENTER OF THE BODY OR ORGAN |
DISTAL | FURTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE BODY OR ORGAN |
SUPERFICIAL | ON OR CLOSER TO THE SKIN OR SURFACE OF AN ORGAN |
DEEP | UNDER OR FARTHER AWAY FROM THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN OF AN ORGAN |
CENTRAL | WITHIN OR NEAR THE CENTER |
PERIPHERAL | AT OR NEAR THE EDGE |
VISCERAL | COVERING OF AN ORGAN |
EXTERNAL | OUTSIDE OR CLOSER TO THE SKIN OR SURFACE OF AN ORGAN |
INTERNAL | INSIDE OR FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SKIN OR SURFACE OF AN ORGAN |
IPSILATERAL | SITUATED ON OR AFFECTING THE SAME SIDE OF THE BODY |
CONTRALATERAL | SITUATED ON OR AFFECTING THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BODY |
AFFERENT | CARRYING TOWARD A BODY PART OF CENTER OF AN ORGAN |
EFFERENT | CARRYING AWAY FROM A BODY PART OR CENTER OF AN ORGAN. |
SUPERFICIAL ANATOMY | THE STUDY OF THE SURFACE OF THE BODY |
LANDMARKS | LOCATIONS |
SUPINE | LYING FLAT ON BACK |
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