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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
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outside, outward
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dextro
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right side or to the right
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recumbent
 Definition
lying down
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fowlers
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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
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tera
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monster
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micro
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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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