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Quiz 2
Med 102
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Medical
Undergraduate 3
03/06/2017

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Term
Anatomical Position
Definition
Standard reference point for the body as a whole
Term
Anterior
Definition
Pertaining to the front of the body or towards the belly of the body
Term
Caudal
Definition
Pertaining to the tail
Term
Distal
Definition
away from or farthest from the trunk of the body or farthest away from the point of attachment of a body part.
Term
Lateral
Definition
toward the side of the body, away from the midline of the body
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Medial
Definition
toward the midline of the body
Term
Pelvic
Definition
pertaining to pelvis
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Posterior or Dorsal
Definition
pertaining to back of the body
Term
Proximal
Definition
nearest to the point of attachemnt
Term
RLQ
Definition
Right lower quadrant
Term
RLQ
Definition
Right lower quadrant
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Saggital Plane
Definition
Plane that divides the body in equal R&L
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Thorasic
Definition
Chest cavitiy contains lungs, heart, aorta, e
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