0
Q
poster/o
A
back
1
Q
anter/o
A
front
2
Q
ventr/o
A
belly (front)
3
Q
dors/o
A
back
4
Q
caud/o
A
tail (downward)
5
Q
cephal/o
A
head (upward)
6
Q
dist/o
A
away (from point of attachment)
7
Q
proxim/o
A
near (point of attachment)
8
Q
infer/o
A
below
9
Q
super/o
A
above
10
Q
later/o
A
side
11
Q
medi/o
A
middle
12
Q
bi-
A
two
13
Q
uni-
A
one
14
Q
-ad
A
toward
15
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
16
Q
caudad
A
toward the tail (downward)
17
Q
cephalad
A
toward the head (upward)
18
Q
lateral (lat)
A
pertaining to a side
19
Q
medial (med)
A
pertaining to the middle
20
Q
unilateral
A
pertaining to one side only
21
Q
bilateral
A
pertaining to two sides
22
Q
mediolateral
A
pertaining to the middle and side
23
Q
distal
A
pertaining to away (from attachment)
24
proximal
pertaining to near (to point of attachment)
25
inferior (inf)
pertaining to below
26
superior (sup)
pertaining to above
27
caudal
pertaining to the tail
28
cephalic
pertaining to the head
29
anterior (ant)
pertaining to the front
30
posterior
pertaining to the back
31
dorsal
pertaining to the back
32
ventral
pertaining to the belly (front)
33
anteroposterior
pertaining to the front and back
34
posteroanterior
pertaining to the back and front
35
fowler position
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
36
lithotomy position
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
37
orthopnea position
sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in a bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest
38
prone position
laying on abdomen, facing downward
39
supine position
lying on back, facing upward
40
recumbent position
lying downward in any position
41
sims position
lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
42
trendelenburg position
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
43
epigastric region (1)
superior to umbilical region, generally above the stomach
44
hypochondriac regions (2)
to the right and left of the epigastric region
45
umbilical region (1)
region around the navel (umbilicus)
46
lumbar regions (2)
regions to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist
47
hypogastric region (1)
inferior to the umbilical region
48
iliac regions (2)
regions to the left and right of the hypogastric region, near groin
49
right upper quadrant (RUQ)
area encompassing: right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, portions of the small & large intestine
50
left upper quadrant (LUQ)
area encompassing: left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, portion of the small & large intestine
51
right lower quadrant (RLQ)
area encompassing: portions of small & large intestines, appendix, right ureter, right ovary, uterine tube, spermatic duct
52
left lower quadrant (LLQ)
area encompassing: portions of the small & large intestine, left ureter, left ovary, uterine tube, spermatic duct
53
ant
anterior
54
AP
anteroposterior
55
PA
posteroanterior
56
inf
inferior
57
sup
superior
58
lat
lateral
59
med
medial
60
LLQ
left lower quadrant
61
LUQ
left upper quadrant
62
RLQ
right lower quadrant
63
RUQ
right upper quadrant
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