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positions
positional and directional term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anterior | front |
| bilateral | pertaining to both sides |
| caudal | tail (coccygeal area |
| cephalic | head |
| dextro | right |
| distal | farther away from |
| dorsol recumbent | lying on the back with knees up and feet flat on the table |
| eversion | turning outward or inside out |
| extension | brining a limb to a straight position |
| external | outside |
| flexion | bending a limb or body part at the joint |
| fowler's | raising the head of the bed up to 90% |
| inferior | below or directed |
| internal | inside |
| knee-chest, knee-elbow | drawing the knees up to the chest |
| lateral | side, away from the middle |
| lithotomy | on the back, flexing the legs on abducted thigns |
| medial | midline |
| oblique | slanting, on an incline |
| peripheral | outside the central area |
| posterior | back |
| prone | lying on the abdomen |
| proximal | toward the center or point of attachment |
| quadrant | dividing an area horizontally and vertically into four parts |
| recumbent | lying down |
| rotation | turning around axis |
| sims | |
| sinistro | left |
| superior | above or directed upward |
| supine | lying on the back |
| trendelenburg | lying with hand lower than the legs |
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