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Abduction - Movement of a body part away from the midline Adduction - Movement of a body part toward the midline Anatomical Position - The erect position of the body with arms at the side and palms of the hands facing forward. Anterior (Ventral) - Nearer to the front Bilateral - Paired structures having right and left members Contralateral - Occurring on the opposite side of the body Deep - Farther from the surface Depressor - A muscle whose contraction pulls down the part of the body to which it is attached. Distal - Farther from the trunk or site of attachment Dorsal - Situated toward the back of the body; also back of hand and top of foot Dorsiflexion - Backward flexion or bending (hand/foot) Extension - The straightening of a body part External - Situated outside; exterior (refers to wall of cavity or hollow form)Evert - To turn outward Flexion - Bending or angulation of a body part Frontal (Coronal) - Vertical planes that pass through the body at right angles to the median plane; divide the body into anterior and posterior parts Inferior - Nearer to the feet Internal - Inside (refers to wall of cavity or hollow form) Invert - To turn inward Ipsilateral - Occurring on the same side of the body Lateral - Farther from the median plane Levator - A muscle whose contraction raises the part of the body to which it is attached. Medial - Nearer to the median plane Midline - Divides body into a right and left side Palmar - Palmar surface of hand **Plantar - Sole side of foot**Plantar Flexion - Foot movement when toes flex down (pointing your toes) Posterior - Nearer to the back Pronator - Medial rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces posteriorly Prone - Body lying face down (chest down and back up) Proximal - Nearer to the trunk or site of attachment **Supine - Body lying face up (chest up and back down) Superior - Nearer to the head Transverse (Horizontal) - Horizontal planes that pass through the body at right angles to long axis; divides body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) parts. Volar - Relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot **Afebrile - without fever Ambulation - to walk (with a cane/walker) Aneurysm - An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall. Antiemetic - medication used to relieve nausea and vomiting Antipyretics - medication used to reduce feverArrhythmia - An abnormal heart rhythm (AKA cardiac dysrhythmia)