Medical Terminology pctc

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ventral

front of body

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dorsal

back of body

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anterior

in front of

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posterior

toward the back of the body

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medial

towards the midline

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lateral

towards the side of the body

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proximal

closest to point of origin

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distal

away from point of origin

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supine

laying on back

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prone

laying on stomach

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lateral recumbent

laying on side

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fowlers

laying on back, 2-3 pillows under back and shoulders and 45-60 degree angle bed

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sims position

like a 4

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dorsal recumbent

pt is on the back with knees flexed and soles of the feet flat on the bed

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frontal plane

divides body into front and back

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transverse plane

upper and lower

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sagittal plane

a slice into right and left

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midsaggital plane

a slice directly on the midline for left-right