Medical Terminology for Beginners 2023: The Ultimate Study Guide to Memorize and Understand Medical Terms for a Brilliant Health Care Career by Jason Nathan Wilson

Author:Jason Nathan Wilson [Wilson, Jason Nathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-02-14T23:00:00+00:00

Anatomical Terminology

It would help if you learned a few key phrases used to describe body structure before moving on to the following modules, which will provide more in-depth explanations of the different systems of the human body. The material presented in the subsequent lessons will make much more sense if we are familiar with these concepts. A new word is grouped into three categories here:

Directional Terms

The body's planes

Body Cavities

Directional Terms

Structures' locations in the body and the areas of other systems are described using directional terminology.

The hand is an extremity considered superior since it is located at the upper section of the body, above the trunk level.

An inferior extremity (the foot is away from the head).

A kneecap, for instance, is found on the anterior side of the leg (the anterior side of the leg is the kneecap's location).

Regardless of whether the body is on the front or the back, the shoulder blades are located on the posterior side.

The middle toe of the foot is located on the medial side, towards the body's midline.

Located on the lateral side of the foot, far from the body's center, the little toe is located on the side of the foot where it sits.

Toward or closest to the trunk or the point of origin of a portion (for instance, the femur unites with the pelvic bone at its proximal end).

The hand, for instance, is at the distal end of the forearm, which means it is the furthest away from the trunk.

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