PCOM Medical Term Word Scramble
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anterior | Front surface of the body |
deep | away from the surface |
distal | far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of the structure |
frontal (coronal) plane | vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions |
inferior (caudal) | below another structure; pertaining to the tail or lower portions of the body |
medial | pertaining to the middle or near the medial plane of the body |
posterior (dorsal) | back surface of the body |
prone | lying on the belly |
proximal | near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure |
sagittal (lateral) plane | legthwise, vertical plance dividing the body or structure into right and left sides. From the Latin sagitta, meaning arrow. As an arrow is shot from a bow it enters the body in the sagittal plane |
superficial | on the surface |
superior | above another structure; pertaining to the head |
supine | lying on the back |
transverse (cross sectional or axial) plane | horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
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