Medical Terminology - Chapter 1.2

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Abdominopelvic cavity
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The enclosed space in the abdomen and pelvis that holds the digestive, urinary, and reproductive organisms
Abduction
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Movement away from the midline
Adduction
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Movement toward the midline
Anatomical Position
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The position of the body that is used as a reference point when describing the body planes
Anterior
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The front of the body
Body Planes
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Divisions of the body or parts of the body
Cavity
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A hole or opening in the body or a part of the body
Cervical region
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The area of the neck
Cranial Region
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The area of the head or skull
Deep
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The inside of the body
Distal
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A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being farther from the attachment side of the limb.
Dorsiflexion
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Moving the toes up toward your head, or flexing your foot.
Extension
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Increasing the angle of a joint; straightening a joint
Flexion
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Decreasing the angle of the joint; bending the joint
Frontal plane
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Divides the body in the front (anterior) and the back (posterior) positions
Inferior
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Indicates a location closer to the feet
Lateral
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Indicates a location farther away from the midline of the body.
Lateral rotation
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Turning on an axis away from the midline of the body
Medial
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Indicates a location closer to the midline of the body
Medial Rotation
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Turning on an axis closer to the midline
Mucus Membranes
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Membranes that line cavities with an external opening in the body
Parietal Membrane
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The serous membrane that lines the wall of a cavity in the body
Pericardial Cavity
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The body cavity that contains the heart
Plantarflexion
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Moving the toes away from the head, or to point your toes
Pleural Cavities
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The body cavities that contain the lungs
Posterior
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The back of body
Pronation
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Turning a body part down or backward
Prone
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Lying face down
Proximal
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A word used in reference to the limbs to describe a structure being closer to the attachment site of the limb.
Sagittal Plane
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Divides the body into right and left portions.
Serous Membranes
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Membranes that line internal cavities that have no external opening in the body.
Superficial
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The outside of the body.
Superior
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Indicates a location closer to the head.
Supination
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Turning a body part up or forward.
Supine
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Lying face up.
Terms of Movement
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Terms used to describe the action of a body part.
Terms of Orientation
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Terms used to describe the location of parts of the body in relation to one another.
Thoracic Cavity
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The body cavity of the chest
Transverse Plane
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Divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) portions.
Visceral Membrane
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A membrane that is attached to a body organ
Visceral Organs
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The organs found within the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavity.

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