Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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anter/o

A

front

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2
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caud/o

A

tail (downward)

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3
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cephal/o

A

head (upward)

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4
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dist/o

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away (from point of attachment of body part)

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5
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dors/o

A

back

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6
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infer/o

A

below

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7
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later/o

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side

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8
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medi/o

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middle

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9
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poster/o

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back,behind

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10
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proxim/o

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near (point of attachment of body part)

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11
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super/o

A

above

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12
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ventr/o

A

belly (front)

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13
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bi-

A

two

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14
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uni-

A

one

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15
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-ad

A

toward

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16
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-ior

A

pertaining to

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17
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caudad

A

toward tail (or inferior portion of trunk; downward)

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18
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cephalad

A

toward head (upward)

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19
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lateral (lat)

A

pertaining to a side

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20
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medial (med)

A

pertaining to middle

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21
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unilateral

A

pertaining to one side (only)

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22
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bilateral

A

pertaining to two sides

23
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mediolateral

A

pertaining to middle and to the side

24
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distal

A

pertaining to away (from point of attachment of a body part)

25
Q

proximal

A

pertaining to near (to point of attachment of body part)

26
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inferior

A

pertaining to below

27
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superior

A

pertaining to above

28
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caudal

A

pertaining to tail

29
Q

cephalic

A

pertain got head

30
Q

anterior

A

pertaining to front

31
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posterior

A

pertaining to back

32
Q

dorsal

A

pertaining to back

33
Q

ventral

A

pertaining to belly

34
Q

anteroposterior (AP)

A

pertaining to front and back

35
Q

posteroanterior (PA)

A

pertaining to back and front

36
Q

frontal or coronal

A

vertical plane passing through body from side to side, dividing body into anterior and posterior portions

37
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midsagittal

A

vertical plane passing through body from front to back at midline, dividing body equally into right and left halves

38
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parasagittal

A

vertical plan passing through body from front to back, dividing body into unequal left and right sides

39
Q

sagittal

A

vertical plane passing through body from front to back, dividing body into right and left sides

40
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transverse

A

horizontal plane dividing body into superior and inferior portions

41
Q

fowler position

A

semi-sitting position with slight elevation of knees

42
Q

lithotomy position

A

lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated

43
Q

orthopnea position

A

sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest (also called orthopneic position)

44
Q

prone position

A

lying on abdomen, facing downward

45
Q

recumbent position

A

lying down in any position

46
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sims position

A

lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to back

47
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supine position

A

lying on back, facing upward

48
Q

trendelenburg position

A

lying on back with body tilted so head is lower than feet

49
Q

umbilical region

A

around navel

50
Q

lumbar regions (2)

A

to right and left of umbilical region near waist

51
Q

epigastric region (1)

A

superior to umbilical region

52
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hypochondriac regions (2)

A

to right and left of epigastric region

53
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hypogastric region (1)

A

inferior to umbilical region

54
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iliac regions (2)

A

to right and left of hypogastric region, near groin