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Module 3
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Medical
Undergraduate 4
09/06/2010

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Term
anatomic position
Definition
n this position, the body is in an erect, or standing, posture, facing directly forward, with the arms hanging down at the sides and the palms facing forward
Term
anterior
Definition
pertaining to the front
Term
anter/o
Definition
-a combining form
-means "front"
Term
-ior
Definition
-a suffix
-means "pertaining to"
Term
posterior
Definition
-pertaining to the back
Term
poster/o
Definition
-a combining form
-means "back or behind"
Term
posteroanterior
Definition
-a directional term
-means something that pertains from the back to the front
Term
anteroposterior (AP)
Definition
-a directional term
-means something that pertains from the fromt to the back
Term
ventr/o
Definition
-a combining form
-means "belly or front"
Term
-al
Definition
-a suffix
-means "pertaining to"
Term
ventral
Definition
-a directional term
-meaning pertaining to the belly or front
Term
dors/o
Definition
-a combining form
-means "back"
Term
dorsal
Definition
-a directional term
-means back
Term
Superior
Definition
-indicates a position that is above
-a directional term
Term
Cephalic
Definition
-a directional term
-pertaining to the head
-used to refer to a structure that is situated above another
Term
cephal/o
Definition
-a combining form
-means "head"
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