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Unit 1 Study Stack
Medical terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Proximal | Closer to the center |
| Distal | Further away from the center |
| Lateral | Out to the side |
| Medial | Toward the middle |
| ventral/antral/anterior | To the front |
| dorsal/posterior | The back |
| Cranial | Toward the top |
| Caudal | toward the bottom |
| Superior | Above |
| Inferior | Below |
| Prone | Lying down on belly |
| Supine | Lying down on back |
| contralateral | Opposite side |
| ipsilateral | Same side |
| unilateral | One side |
| bilaterial | both sides |
| dorsal | top of the hand or foot |
| plantar | the sole of the feet |
| palmer | palm of the hand |
| saggital | divides the body into right or left slices |
| coronal | divides the body into front or back slices |
| transverse | divides the body from top to bottom |