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OPPOSITES (BP & O)
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| PROXIMAL - DISTAL | CLOSER TO THE CENTER - FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CENTER |
| LATERAL - MEDIAL | OUT TO THE SIDE - TOWARD THE MIDDLE |
| VENTRAL/ANTRAL/ANTERIOR - DORSAL/POSTERIOR | THE FRONT - THE BACK |
| CRANIAL - CAUDAL | TOWARD THE TOP - TOWARD THE B OTTOM |
| SUPERIOR - INFERIOR | ABOVE - BELOW |
| PRONE - SUPINE | LYING DOWN ON BELLY - LYING DOWN ON BACK |
| CONTRALATERAL - IPSILATERAL | OPPOSITE SIDE - SAME SIDE |
| UNILATERAL - BILATERAL | ONE SIDE - BOTH SIDES |
| DORSUM - PLANTAR - PALMAR | THE TOP OF THE HAND OR FOOT - THE SOLE OF THE FOOT - THE PALM OF THE HAND |
| SAGITTAL - CORONAL - TRANSVERSE | DIVIDES LEFT AND RIGHT - DIVIDES FRONT AND BACK - DIVIDES TOP AND BOTTOM |