Chap 5 Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
Q
-ist
A
one who specializes in
2
Q
torso
A
trunk of body
3
Q
lateral
A
away from the midline
4
Q
Ad-
A
Toward or near
5
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
6
Q
Broncho/ pulmo
A
Lungs
7
Q
Neur
A
Nerve
8
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
9
Q
Pneumo
A
Air or lungs
10
Q
Or
A
mouth/ oral
11
Q
fowler position
A
sitting position (45-60 degrees)
12
Q
Gastro
A
Stomach
13
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
14
Q
Super/ Supra-
A
Above or in excess
15
Q
prone
A
laying of stomach
16
Q
-ology
A
study of
17
Q
anterior or ventral
A
front of body
18
Q
Tachy-
A
Above normal, rapid
19
Q
Hepta
A
Liver
20
Q
superior
A
toward the head
21
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inferior
A
away from head
22
Q
Physiology
A
study of the body function
23
Q
Post-
A
After
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Q
Cardi
A
Heart
25
anatomic position
standard reference body position
26
Brady-
Slow/ below normal
27
Anatomy
study of the body structure
28
-emesis
Vomiting
29
Uni-
one
30
posterior or dorsal
back of body
31
recovery position (lateral recumbent position)
lying on side
32
bi-lateral
on both sides
33
proximal
closer to torso
34
Nas
Nose/ nasal
35
Contra-
Against
36
Pre-
Before
37
-al
pertaining to
38
-spasm
contraction
39
palmar
palm of hand
40
supine
lying on back
41
-rrhea
discharge
42
medial
toward the midline of body
43
Ante-
Before
44
Peri-
Around
45
mid-axillary line
line from armpit to ankle
46
Hypo-
Below normal/ low
47
unilateral
limited to one side
48
distal
farther away from torso
49
Inter-
between
50
Poly-
Many
51
-ac
pertaining to
52
mid-clavicular line
line through center of each clavicle
53
-itis
inflammation
54
midline
line down center of body
55
Dys-
Difficult or painful
56
-algia
Pain
57
planter
sole of foot
58
Hyper-
Above normal/ high
59
abdominal quadrants
four divisions of abdomen to identify pain
- Right upper Quadrant
- Left upper Quadrant
- Right Lower Quadrant
- Left Lower Quadrant
