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MCC Med Term Final
MCC Med Term Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anatomical position | standing erect with palms turned forward; used as a position of reference for structures in the body |
| median plane | passing longitudinally through the middle of the body from front to back, dividing it into right & left halves |
| sagittal plane | a vertical plane passing through the body parallel to the median plane (or sagittal suture) dividing the body into left and right |
| 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 |
| apex | the top of a body, organ or part; tip; pointed end of a conical part |
| base | the lowest part or foundation of anything |
| medial/mesial | situated toward the midline of the body or a structure |
| lateral | farther from the median plane or midline of the body or a structure; pertaining to a side |
| anterior | situated at or directed toward the front |
| posterior | directed toward or situated at the back |
| ventral | directed toward or situated on the belly surface; pertaining to the abdomen |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back; denoting a position more toward the back surface |
| superior | situated above or directed upward |
| inferior | situated below or directed downward; in reference to the lower surface of a structure |
| internal | situated or occurring on the inside; medial structures |
| external | situated or occurring on the outside; situated toward or near the outside; lateral |
| proximal | nearest to a point of reference, as to a center or a median line or to the point of attachment or origin |
| distal; terminal | remote; farther from any point of reference |
| visceral | of or pertaining to the covering of an organ |
| parietal | of or pertaining to the outer walls of a cavity |
| intrinsic | situated entirely within or pertaining exclusively to a part |
| extrinsic | of external origin (or situated outside the part) |
| recumbent | lying down |
| erect | standing upright |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head or the head end of the body |
| cephalad | toward the head |
| caudal | situated more toward the cauda or tail; toward the inferior |
| caudad | directed toward the tail or distal end |
| palmar | pertaining to the palm of the hand |
| plantar | pertaining to the sole of the foot |
| volar | pertaining to sole or palm; indicating the flexor surface of the forearm wrist or hand |
| right lateral decubitis | when the subject lies on the right side |
| left lateral decubitis | when the subject lies on the left side |
| supine | lying on the back with face upward; position of hand palm facing upward |
| prone | lying horizontal with face downward; denoting the hand with palm turned downward |
| longitudinal | pertaining to a measurement in the direction of the long axis of an object, body or organ |
| horizontal | any plane of the erect body parallel to the horizon, dividing the body into upper and lower parts |
| transverse | at right angles to the long axis of any common part |
| greater/major | larger; above the minor |
| lesser/minor | smaller; below the greater |
| abduct | movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts |
| adduct | movement toward the median plane of the body |
| circumduct | movement of a body part in a circular motion |
| dorsiflex | process of bending a body part backward; backward flexion or bending |
| extend | the process of straightening a flexed limb |
| evert | the process of turning outward |
| flex | the process of bending a limb; the act of bending |
| prone | lying horizontal with face downward; process of turning the hand so the palm faces downward |
| rotate | the process of moving a body part around a central axis |
| supine | lying supine or face upward; process of turning the palm of the hand facing upward |
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