abduction - movement toward the side, away from the body, adduction - movement toward the side, toward the body, anterior - toward or near the front; ventral, posterior - toward or near the back; dorsal, base - the lower or supporting part of any structure, apex - the pointed tip of a conical structure, bilateral - both sides, unilateral - one side, contralateral - the opposite side, ipsilateral - the same side, deep - further into the body, superficial - nearer to the surface of the body, eversion - movement of the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the side or laterally, inversion - movement of the ankle causing the bottom of the foot to face toward the midline or medially, flexion - movement toward the front or anterior (exception at the knee joint), extension - movement toward the back or posterior (exception at the knee joint), horizontal adduction - movement of the arm toward the midline, or anterior, when at shoulder level, horizontal abduction - movement of the arm away from midline, or posterior, when at shoulder level, medial - toward the midline; nearer to the middle, lateral - away from the midline; toward the side, medial rotation - rotation movement of the shoulder or hip toward the midline; internal rotation, lateral rotation - rotation movement of the shoulder or hip away from the midline; external rotation, pronation - rotation movement of the forearm to palm down; palm facing posterior, supination - rotation movement of the forearm to palm up/ palm facing anterior, protraction - movement of the scapula away from the spinal column; scapular abduction, retraction - movement of the scapula toward the spinal column; scapular adduction, proximal - nearer to the axial body, distal - further from the axial body, radial deviation - movement of the wrist toward the radius or away from the body; wrist abduction, ulnar deviation - movement of the wrist toward the ulna or toward the body; wrist adduction, superior - toward or nearer to the head; cranial, inferior - toward or nearer to the feet; caudal, supine - lying horizontally facing upward; supine - spine, prone - lying horizontally facing downward, ventral - front; anterior, dorsal - back; posterior, anterior (anter/o) - toward or near the front; ventral, distal (dist/o) - further from the axial body, dorsal (dors/o) - back; posterior, inferior (infer/o) - toward or nearer to the feet; caudal, lateral (later/o) - away from the midline; toward the side, medial (medi/o) - toward the midline; nearer to the middle, posterior (poster/o) - toward or near the back; dorsal, proximal (proxim/o) - nearer to the axial body, superior (super/o) - toward or nearer to the head; cranial, ventral (ventr/o) - fron; anterior, LE - lower extremity; leg, L - left, R - right, LLQ - left lower quadrant, RLQ - right lower quadrant, LUQ - left upper quadrant, RUQ - right upper quadrant, UE - upper extremity; arm, ext - extension, flex - flexion, AP - anteroposterior, add - adduction, abd - abduction,

Med Term: Chapter 3

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