Directional Terms Flashcards
(82 cards)
1
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anter/o
A
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
A
above
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ventr/o
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belly (Front)
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bi-
A
two
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uni-
A
one
15
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-ad
A
toward-
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-al; -ic; -ior
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pertianing to
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-gram
A
the record; radiographic image
18
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-graph
A
instrument used to recrod, the record itself-
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-graphy
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process of recroding
20
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-logist
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one who studies and treats
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-logy
A
study of
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toward the tail (or the inferior portion of the trunk; downward)
A
caudad
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toward the head (upward)
A
cephalad
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pertaining to the side
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lateral
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pertaining to the middle
medial
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pertaining to one side (only)
unilateral
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pertaining to two sides
bilateral
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pertaining to the middle and to the side
mediolateral
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pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
distal
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pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)
proximal
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pertaining to below
inferior
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pertainining to above
superior
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pertaining to the tail (synonymous with inferior in human anatomy when specifying location on the trunk of the body)
caudal
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pertaining to the head
cephalic
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pertaining to the front
anterior
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pertaining to the back
posterior; dorsal
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pertaining to the belly
ventral
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pertaining to the front of the back
anteroposterior
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pertaining to the back of the front
posteroanterior
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around the navel (umbilicus)
umbilical region
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to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist
lumbar region
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superior to the umbilical region
epigastric region
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to the right and left of the epigastric region
hypochondriac region
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inferior to the umbilical region
hypogastric region
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to the right and left of the hypogastric region, near the groin (also called inguinal regions)
iliac regions (2)
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horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions (also called transverse plane and horizontal plane)
axial
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vertical plane passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions (also called frontal plane)
coronal
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vertical plane passing through the body from front to back at the midline, dividing the body equally into right and left halves
midsagittal
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vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides
parasagittal
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vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane)
sagittal
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semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
fowler position
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lying on side; right and left precede the term to indicate the patient’s side
lateral recumbent position
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lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, and thighs abducted (away from body) and externally rotated
lithotomy position
54
sitting upright in a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back. Sometimes the patient tilts forward, resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table. (also called orthopneic position)
orthopnea position
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lying on abdomen, facing downward; head may be turned to one side; also called ventral recumbent position
prone position
56
lying down in any position (also called decubitus position)
recumbent position
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lying on side between a lateral and prone position with the upper knee drawn up toward the chest and the lower arm drawn behind parallel to the back. “Right” or “left” precedes the term to indicate the patient’s right or left side.
semiprone position
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lying on back, facing upward (also called dorsal recumbent position)
supine position
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lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
trendelenburg position
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record of x-rays
radiograph
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process of recording x-rays
radiography
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physician who specializes in x-rays (specifically the diagnosis and treatment of disease using medical imaging such as x-rays, computed tomography [CT], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], nuclear medicine [NM], and sonography)
radiologist
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study of x-rays (a branch of medicine concerned with the study and application of imaging technology, including x-ray, computed tomography [CT], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], nuclear medicine [NM], and sonography to diagnose and treat disease)
radiology
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record of sound
sonogram
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process of recording sound (also called ultrasonography [US])
sonography
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process of recording slices (anatomical cross sections)
tomography
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ant
anterior
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AP
anteroposterior
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inf
inferior
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lat
lateral
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med
medial
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PA
posteroanterior
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sup
superior
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CT
computed tomography
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MR
magnetic resonance
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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NM
nuclear medicine
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US
ultrasonography
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LLQ
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
left upper quardrant
81
RLQ
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
