Med term 2.txt

Movement away from the midsaggital plane of the body or one of its parts

Abduction
Movement toward the midsaggital plane of the body

Adduction
Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure

Medial
Pertaining to a side

Lateral
Toward the upper portion of a structure

Superior
Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure

Inferior
Nearer to the center or to the point of attachment to the body

Proximal
Further from the center or from the point of attachment to the body

Distal
Front of the body

Anterior
Back of the body

Posterior
Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity

Parietal
Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs

Visceral
Lyon in the abdomen, face down

Prone
Lyon horizontally on the back, face up

Supine
Turning inward or inside out

Inversion
Turning outward

Eversion
Pertaining to the palm of the hand

Palmar
Pertaining to the sole of the foot

Plantar
Toward the surface of the body (external)

Superficial
Away from the surface of the body ( internal)

Deep
The biggest

Organismic level
The smallest

Cellular level
The second smallest

Tissue level
The third smallest

The organ level
The fourth smallest

The system level

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Med term 2.txt

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2013-09-14T05:12:01Z

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