Unit 3 Flashcards
1
Q
A
Less than
2
Q
>
A
Greater than
3
Q
A
Increase
4
Q
V
A
Dercrease
5
Q
abn
A
abnormal
6
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior (x-ray)
7
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
8
Q
L, LT
A
left
9
Q
LAT
A
lateral
10
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
11
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
12
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior (x-ray)
13
Q
R, RT
A
right
14
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
15
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
16
Q
trans
A
transverse
17
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
18
Q
abd
A
abdomen
19
Q
postop
A
postoperative
20
Q
preop
A
preoperative
21
Q
prep
A
prepare for
22
Q
midsagittal plane
A
midline, divides the body into equal left and right halves
23
Q
sagittal plane
A
dividing the body into unequal left and right halves
24
Q
deep
A
situated far below the surface
25
coronal plane
divides the body into front and back portions
26
transverse plane
dividing the into the upper and lower portions (also known as the horizontial plane)
27
superficial
situated near the surface
28
coron/o
head or crown
29
ventr/o
front or belly side (use -al)
30
anter/o
front or before (use -ior)
31
-ior
pertaining to
32
dors/o
back side (use -al)
33
poster/o
back or after (use -ior)
34
superior
uppermost, above, or toward the head
35
cephal/o
head (use -ic)
36
inferior
lowermost, below, or toward the feet
37
caud/o
tail or lower part of the body
38
Proximal
nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure
39
Distal
farthest from the midline or beginning of a body structure
40
Medial
the direction toward or nearer the midline or middle
41
Lateral
the direction toward the side, away from the midline
42
bi-
two
43
bilateral
pertaining to two sides
44
Unilateral
pertaining to one side
45
uni-
one
