Chapter 3 Flashcards
Directional Terms, planes, positions, regions and quadrants
1
Q
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
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
11
Q
super/o
A
above
12
Q
ventr/o
A
belly (front)
13
Q
-ad
A
toward
14
Q
-ior
A
pertaining to
15
Q
ant
A
anterior
16
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior
17
Q
inf
A
inferior
18
Q
lat
A
lateral
19
Q
LLQ
A
lower left quadrant
20
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
21
Q
med
A
medial
22
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior
23
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
24
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
25
sup
superior
26
frontal or coronal plane
vertical divide into anterior and posterior portions
27
midsagittal plane
vertical divide into right and left halves
28
parasagittal plane
vertical divide into unequal left and right sides
29
sagittal plane
vertical divide any plane parallel to midsagittal
30
transverse plane
horizontal divide into superior and inferior portions
31
fowler position
semi-sitting position w/ slight elevation of knees
32
lateral recumbent position
laying on side
33
lithotomy position
gyno position
34
orthopnea position
sitting upright in chair /bed supported by pillows
35
prone position
laying on stomach facing down (ventral recumbent position)
36
recumbent position
laying down any position
37
sims position
fetal position usually lays on left side
38
supine position
laying on back facing up
39
Trendelenburg position
laying on back tilted head lower than feet
40
umbilical region
around the naval
41
lumbar region
right & left of the umbilical region near waist
42
epigastric region
superior to umbilical region
43
hypochondriac regions
right & left of epigastric region
44
hypogastric region
inferior to the umbilical region
45
iliac regions
right & left of the hypogastric region (near groin)
46
right upper quadrant
RUQ liver, gallbladder, medial portion of pancreas, and portions of small & large intestines
47
left upper quadrant
LUQ liver, stomach, spleen, lateral portion of pancreas, portions of small & large intestines
48
right lower quadrant
RLQ appendix, right ureter, right ovary & uterine tube in women or right spermatic duct in men. portions of small and large intestines
49
left lower quadrant
LLQ left ureter, left ovary & uterine tube in women or left spermatic duct in men. portions of small and large intestines
