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chapter 3 Flashcards

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poster/o

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back

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anter/o

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front

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ventr/o

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belly (front)

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dors/o

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back

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caud/o

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tail (downward)

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cephal/o

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head (upward)

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dist/o

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away (from point of attachment)

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proxim/o

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near (point of attachment)

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infer/o

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below

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super/o

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above

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later/o

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side

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medi/o

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middle

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bi-

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two

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uni-

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one

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-ad

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toward

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-ior

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pertaining to

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caudad

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toward the tail (downward)

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cephalad

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toward the head (upward)

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lateral (lat)

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pertaining to a side

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medial (med)

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pertaining to the middle

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unilateral

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pertaining to one side only

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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mediolateral

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pertaining to the middle and side

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distal

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pertaining to away (from attachment)

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proximal

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pertaining to near (to point of attachment)

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inferior (inf)

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pertaining to below

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superior (sup)

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pertaining to above

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail

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cephalic

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pertaining to the head

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anterior (ant)

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pertaining to the front

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posterior

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pertaining to the back

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly (front)

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anteroposterior

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pertaining to the front and back

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posteroanterior

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pertaining to the back and front

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fowler position

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semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

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lithotomy position

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lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups

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orthopnea position

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sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in a bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest

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prone position

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laying on abdomen, facing downward

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supine position

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lying on back, facing upward

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recumbent position

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lying downward in any position

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sims position

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

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trendelenburg position

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

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epigastric region (1)

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superior to umbilical region, generally above the stomach

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hypochondriac regions (2)

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to the right and left of the epigastric region

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umbilical region (1)

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region around the navel (umbilicus)

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lumbar regions (2)

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regions to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist

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hypogastric region (1)

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inferior to the umbilical region

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iliac regions (2)

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regions to the left and right of the hypogastric region, near groin

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right upper quadrant (RUQ)

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area encompassing: right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, portions of the small & large intestine

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left upper quadrant (LUQ)

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area encompassing: left lobe of liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, portion of the small & large intestine

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right lower quadrant (RLQ)

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area encompassing: portions of small & large intestines, appendix, right ureter, right ovary, uterine tube, spermatic duct

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left lower quadrant (LLQ)

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area encompassing: portions of the small & large intestine, left ureter, left ovary, uterine tube, spermatic duct

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ant

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anterior

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AP

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anteroposterior

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PA

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posteroanterior

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inf

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inferior

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sup

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superior

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lat

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lateral

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med

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medial

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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