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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
09/13/2009

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anterior
Definition
toward the front
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posterior
Definition
situated at the back
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cephalic
Definition
toward the head
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caudal
Definition
toward the tail
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prone, supine
Definition
lying down position
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eversion
Definition
turned inside out
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extension
Definition
straightening a limb
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oblique
Definition
slanted/inclined
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medial
Definition
middle of body
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adjacent
Definition
part of the body that is attached to another part
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quadrant
Definition
one of four parts
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sims
Definition
lying on the left side and your chest,right knee and thigh up, left arm to back
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sinistro
Definition
to the left, left side
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superior
Definition
on top, above
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supine
Definition
lying face up
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prone
Definition
lying face down
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trans
Definition
through, across, beyond
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trendelenburgs
Definition
lying with heads lower than legs
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inferior
Definition
bottom or below
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peripheral
Definition
outside, outward
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dextro
Definition
right side or to the right
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recumbent
Definition
lying down
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fowlers
Definition
head and knees elevated
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lithotomy
Definition
back position with knees bent or flexed and thighs abducted
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flexion
Definition
being bent. bending
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apothecaries
Definition
system for measuring drugs, precious metals and precious stones
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avoirdupois
Definition
english system for measuring except for drugs metals and stones
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a
Definition
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tera
Definition
monster
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micro
Definition
small
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conversion
Definition
changes from one scale to another
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equivalent
Definition
conversion equal to eachother
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