medical terms 1-11 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Anatomical position | This is when your body is erect, feet are slightly apart, and your thumbs are pointing away from the body. This is how we always view the body. |
Directional Terms | Used to describe the anatomical position of a part in relation to another. |
Superior | Toward the head, or above something. |
Inferior | Below, or lower in position. |
Ventral (anterior) | Towards the front of something. |
Dorsal (posterior) | Towards the back of the body. (spine is dorsal to your stomach) |
Medial | Toward the midline of the body. ( >{}< ) |
Lateral | away from the midline of the body ( <{}> ) |
Proximal | Closer to the attachment or limb to the body trunk. |
Trunk | Torso |
Distal | Farther from the attachment of a limb to the body trunk |
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