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Medical Terminology
basic medical terms
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Undergraduate 2
04/29/2008

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Vertical separation of the left and right sides
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Sagittal
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plane separating in the middle
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Midline
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plane separating front and back from the feet to the head
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Coronal
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Plane separating top and bottom
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Transverse
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Plane separating on a slant
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Oblique
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Up and down line on a 90 angle
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Vertical plane
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vertical plane that divides the whole body in unequal left and right portions
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sagittal
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A center vertical plane or midline dividing left and right equally
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Midsagittal
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This plane divides the whole body into upper and lower portions at any level across the body
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Horizontal plane
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Uppermost or above
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Superior
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Lower or closer to the feet
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Inferior
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Toward the head
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Cephalic
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Toward the feet
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Caudal
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heading toward the side away from the midline
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Lateral
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Heading to or near the middle
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medial
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on the same side
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ipsilateral
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opposite sides
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Contralateral
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One side
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unilateral
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both sides
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bilateral
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Nearest to the point of attachment
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proximal
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farther from the point of attachment
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Distal
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face up
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supine
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face down
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prone
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Palms up
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Supinate
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Palms down
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Pronate
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Pertaining to the palms
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Palmar
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Pertaining to the sole of the foot
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Plantar
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Towards the heart
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afferent
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Away from the heart
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Efferent
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cavity that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord
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Dorsal cavity
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The two cavities that make up the dorsal cavity are...
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Cranial and Spinal cavities
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Cavities that make up the ventral cavity are
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Thoracic abdominal and pelvic (TAP up front!)
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Cavity that contains the heart and lungs
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Thoracic cavity
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Cavity that contains stomach liver spleen pancreas and intestines
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abdominal cavity
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cavity that contains the bladder and reproductive organs
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Pelvic cavity
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