Chapter 3 Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
infer/o
A
Below
2
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anter/o
A
Front
3
Q
caud/o
A
Tail - downward
4
Q
cephal/o
A
Head - upward
5
Q
dist/o
A
Away from the point of attachment of a body part
6
Q
dors/o
A
Back
7
Q
later/o
A
Side
8
Q
medi/o
A
Middle
9
Q
poster/o
A
Back, begin
10
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proxim/o
A
Near the point of attachment of a body part
11
Q
super/o
A
Above
12
Q
bi-
A
Two
13
Q
uni-
A
One
14
Q
Caudad
A
Toward the tail downward
15
Q
Cephalad
A
Toward the head upward
16
Q
Lateral
A
Pertaining to a side
17
Q
Medial
A
pertaining to the middle
18
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Unilateral
A
Pertaining to one side only
19
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Bilateral
A
Pertaining to two sides
20
Q
Mediolateral
A
Pertaining to the middle and to the side
21
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Distal
A
Pertaining to away from the point of attachment of a body part
22
Q
Proximal
A
Pertaining to near to the point of attachment of a body part
23
Q
Inferior
A
Pertaining to below
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Superior
A
Pertaining to above
25
Caudal
Pertaining to the tail
26
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
27
Anterior
Pertaining to the front
28
Posterior
Pertaining to the back
29
Dorsal
Pertaining to the back
30
Ventral
Pertaining to the belly
31
Anteroposterior
Pertaining to the front and to the back
32
Posteroanterior
Pertaining to the back and to the front
33
Frontal or coronal
Vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
34
Midsagittal
Vertical field running through the body from front to back at the midline, dividing the body equally into right and left halves
35
Sagittal
Vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane)
36
Transverse
Horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
37
Fowler position
Semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
38
Lithotomy position
Lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
39
Orthopnea position
Sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest
40
Prone position
Lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side)
41
Recumbent position
Lying down in any position
42
Sims position
Lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind parallel to the back
43
Supine position
Lying on back facing upward
44
Trendelenburg position
Lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
45
RUQ
Right upper quadrant
46
LUQ
Left upper quadrant
47
RLQ
Right lower quadrant
48
LLQ
Left lower quadrant
49
Umbilical region
Around the navel
50
Lumbar region
To the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist
51
Epigastric
Superior to the umbilical region, generally above the stomach
52
iliac region
To the right and left of the hypogastric region near the groin also called inguinal region
