Chapter 3 Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
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anter/o
A
front
2
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caud/o
A
tail (downward)
3
Q
cephal/o
A
head (upward)
4
Q
dist/o
A
away (from point of attachment of body part)
5
Q
dors/o
A
back
6
Q
infer/o
A
below
7
Q
later/o
A
side
8
Q
medi/o
A
middle
9
Q
poster/o
A
back,behind
10
Q
proxim/o
A
near (point of attachment of body part)
11
Q
super/o
A
above
12
Q
ventr/o
A
belly (front)
13
Q
bi-
A
two
14
Q
uni-
A
one
15
Q
-ad
A
toward
16
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
17
Q
caudad
A
toward tail (or inferior portion of trunk; downward)
18
Q
cephalad
A
toward head (upward)
19
Q
lateral (lat)
A
pertaining to a side
20
Q
medial (med)
A
pertaining to middle
21
Q
unilateral
A
pertaining to one side (only)
22
Q
bilateral
A
pertaining to two sides
23
Q
mediolateral
A
pertaining to middle and to the side
24
Q
distal
A
pertaining to away (from point of attachment of a body part)
25
proximal
pertaining to near (to point of attachment of body part)
26
inferior
pertaining to below
27
superior
pertaining to above
28
caudal
pertaining to tail
29
cephalic
pertain got head
30
anterior
pertaining to front
31
posterior
pertaining to back
32
dorsal
pertaining to back
33
ventral
pertaining to belly
34
anteroposterior (AP)
pertaining to front and back
35
posteroanterior (PA)
pertaining to back and front
36
frontal or coronal
vertical plane passing through body from side to side, dividing body into anterior and posterior portions
37
midsagittal
vertical plane passing through body from front to back at midline, dividing body equally into right and left halves
38
parasagittal
vertical plan passing through body from front to back, dividing body into unequal left and right sides
39
sagittal
vertical plane passing through body from front to back, dividing body into right and left sides
40
transverse
horizontal plane dividing body into superior and inferior portions
41
fowler position
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of knees
42
lithotomy position
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated
43
orthopnea position
sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest (also called orthopneic position)
44
prone position
lying on abdomen, facing downward
45
recumbent position
lying down in any position
46
sims position
lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to back
47
supine position
lying on back, facing upward
48
trendelenburg position
lying on back with body tilted so head is lower than feet
49
umbilical region
around navel
50
lumbar regions (2)
to right and left of umbilical region near waist
51
epigastric region (1)
superior to umbilical region
52
hypochondriac regions (2)
to right and left of epigastric region
53
hypogastric region (1)
inferior to umbilical region
54
iliac regions (2)
to right and left of hypogastric region, near groin
