Chapter 3: directional terms, positions, and imaging Flashcards
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anter/o
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front
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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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dors/o
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back
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infer/o
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below
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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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poster/o
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back/ behind
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proxim/o
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near
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super/o
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above
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ventr/o
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belly/ front
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radi/o
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x rays, ionizing radiation
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son/o
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sound
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tom/o
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to cut, section or slice
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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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-al
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pertaining to
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-gram
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the record, radiographic image
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-graph
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instrument used to record, the record
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-graphy
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process of recording, radiographic imagining pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-logist
one who studies and. treats
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-logy
study of
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caudad
toward tail or inferior portion of the trunk
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cephalad
toward head/ upward
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lateral
pertaining to side
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medial
pertaining to middle
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unilateral
pertaining to one side only
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bilateral
pertaining to two sides
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mediolateral
pertaining to the middle and to the side
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distal
pertaining to away (from point of attachment of a body part)
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proximal
pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)
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inferior
pertaining to below
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superior
pertaining to above
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caudal
pertaining to the tail (same as inferior in human anatomy)
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cephalic
pertaining to the head
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anterior
pertaining to the front
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posterior
pertaining to the back
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dorsal
pertaining to the back
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ventral
pertaining to the belly/ front
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anteroposterior
pertaining to front and back
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posteroanterior
pertaining to back and front
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axial or transverse or horizontal
horizontal plane dividing
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coronal
vertical plane, divides posterior and anterior
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misagittal
divides left and right
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parasagittal
divides left and right unequally
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sagittal
divides plane into left and right
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fowler position
semi sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
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lateral recumbent position
lying on the side; right and left will proceed the term to indicate the patients side
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lithotomy position
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed and thighs abducted and externally rotated
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orthopnea position
sitting upright in a chair or bed supported by pillows behind the back. sometimes the patient tilts forward, resting a on a pillow supported by an overbed table
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prone postion
lying on abdomen, face down, head turned to either side
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recumbent position
lying down in any position
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sims position
lying on side in a semi- prone position with the knee drawn up toward chest and the arm drawn behind parallel to the back. right and left are used to indicate the side the patient is on. if left/ right is not listed assume the LEFT side.
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trendelenburg position
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
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radiograph
record of x rays
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radiography
proccess of recording x-rays
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radiologist
physician who specializes in x-rays, specifically dx and tx of disease using medical imaging
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radiology
study of x-rays
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sonogram
record of sound
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sonography
process of recording sound
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tomography
process of recording slices (anatomical cross sections)
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computed tomography (CT)
imaging modality that provides cross sectional images of the body ("slices"); contrast agent may be given to see things better
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fluoroscopy
imaging of moving body structures, like an x-ray movie. x ray beam is passed thru the body and the image is shown in real time. contrast agent may be used.
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nuclear medicine (NM)
imaging of internal structures by using a Gamma camera to detect radiation from different parts of the body after a radioactive material is given to the patient
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
high strength, computer controlled magnetic fields producing a series of sectional imaging that visualize abnormalities like swelling , infections, tumors, and herniated disks
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scan
image obtained from diagnostic imaging procedures using sensing devices and radioisotopes
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ant (abbreviation)
anterior
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AP (abbreviation)
anteroposterior
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inf (abbreviation)
inferior
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lat (abbreviation)
lateral
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med (abbreviation)
medial
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PA (abbreviation)
posteroanterior
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sup (abbreviation)
superior
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CT (abbreviation)
computed tomography
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MR (abbreviation)
magnetic resonance
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MRI (abbreviation)
magnetic resonance imaging
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NM (abbreviation)
nuclear medicine
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US (abbreviation)
ultrasonography
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LLQ/ LUQ/ RLQ/ RUQ
right/ left upper/lower quadrant
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list organs in each quadrant
RUQ: liver, gallbladder
LUQ: stomach, spleen
RLQ: appendix, cecum
LLQ: sigmoid colon
