Abbreviations

Question 1

a.

Answer 1

Artery

Question 2

aa.

Answer 2

Arteries

Question 3

ant.

Answer 3

Anterior

Question 4

v.

Answer 4

Vein

Question 5

vv.

Answer 5

Veins

Question 6

post.

Answer 6

Posterior

Question 7

ANS

Answer 7

Autonomic Nervous System

Question 8

Ao.

Answer 8

Aorta

Question 9

AP

Answer 9

Anteroposterior

Question 10

asc.

Answer 10

Ascending

Question 11

AV

Answer 11

Atrioventricular or arteriovenous

Question 12

b.

Answer 12

Bone

Question 13

br.

Answer 13

Branch

Question 14

C1-C7(8)

Answer 14

Cervical vertebrae (C1-C7)/spinal cord segments and spinal nerves (C1-C8)

Question 15

CA

Answer 15

Cancer, carcinoma, and cardiac arrest depending on context

Question 16

CAD

Answer 16

Coronary artery disease

Question 17

CAT

Answer 17

Computed axial tomography

Question 18

CN

Answer 18

Cranial nerve

Question 19

Co.

Answer 19

Coccyx/coccygeal spinal cord segment; coccygeal spinal nerve

Question 20

com.

Answer 20

Common

Question 21

CNS

Answer 21

Central nervous system

Question 22

CSF

Answer 22

Cerebrospinal fluid

Question 23

CT

Answer 23

Computed tomography

Question 24

desc.

Answer 24

Descending

Question 25

DIP

Answer 25

distal interphalangeal

Question 26

ECG/EKG

Answer 26

Electrocardiogram; electrocardiography

Question 27

EEG

Answer 27

Electroencephalogram; electroencephalography

Question 28

e.g.

Answer 28

For example

Question 29

EMG

Answer 29

Electromyogram; electromyography

Question 30

ext.

Answer 30

Extensor/external

Question 31

FDP

Answer 31

Flexor digitorum profundus

Question 32

FDS

Answer 32

Flexor digitorum superficialis

Question 33

fl.

Answer 33

Flexor

Question 34

G.

Answer 34

Greek

Question 35

GI

Answer 35

Gastrointestinal

Question 36

IMA or IMV

Answer 36

inferior mesenteric artery or vein

Question 37

IML

Answer 37

Intermediolateral cell column or nucleus

Question 38

inf.

Answer 38

Inferior

Question 39

int.

Answer 39

Internal

Question 40

IP

Answer 40

Interphalangeal (e.g. IP joint of the finger) or used when giving a drug intraperitoneally (e.g. an IP injection)

Question 41

IV

Answer 41

Interventricular, intervertebral- depending on context

Question 42

I.V.

Answer 42

Intravenous or intravenously

Question 43

IVC

Answer 43

Inferior vena cava

Question 44

IVF

Answer 44

In vitro fertilization

Question 45

jt.

Answer 45

Joint

Question 46

L, L.

Answer 46

Left or Latin

Question 47

LA

Answer 47

Left atrium of the heart

Question 48

lat.

Answer 48

Lateral

Question 49

LICS

Answer 49

Left intercostal space

Question 50

lig.

Answer 50

Ligaments

Question 51

ligg.

Answer 51

Ligaments

Question 52

LLQ

Answer 52

Left lower quadrant of the abdomen

Question 53

LP

Answer 53

Lumbar puncture into the subarachnoid space of the lumbar cistern to obtain a sample of CF

Question 54

LUQ

Answer 54

Left upper quadrant of the abdomen

Question 55

LV

Answer 55

Left ventricle of the heart

Question 56

m.

Answer 56

Muscle

Question 57

mm.

Answer 57

Muscles

Question 58

MAL

Answer 58

Midaxillary line

Question 59

MCL

Answer 59

Midclavicular line

Question 60

MCP

Answer 60

Metacarpophalangeal

Question 61

med.

Answer 61

Medial

Question 62

MI

Answer 62

Myocardial infarction

Question 63

MRA

Answer 63

Magnetic resonance angiography

Question 64

MRI

Answer 64

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 65

MSL

Answer 65

Midsternal line

Question 66

MTP

Answer 66

Metatarsophalangeal

Question 67

MV

Answer 67

Mitral valve

Question 68

n.

Answer 68

Nerve

Question 69

nn.

Answer 69

Nerves

Question 70

PA

Answer 70

Posteroanterior

Question 71

PIP

Answer 71

Proximal interphalangeal

Question 72

PNS

Answer 72

Peripheral nervous system

Question 73

R

Answer 73

Right

Question 74

r.

Answer 74

Ramus

Question 75

rr.

Answer 75

Rami

Question 76

RA

Answer 76

Right atrium of the heart

Question 77

RICS

Answer 77

Right intercostal space

Question 78

RLQ

Answer 78

Right lower quadrant of the abdomen

Question 79

RUQ

Answer 79

Right upper quadrant of the abdomen

Question 80

RV

Answer 80

Right ventricle of the heart

Question 81

S1-S5

Answer 81

Sacral vertebrae/spinal cord segments/spinal nerves

Question 82

SA

Answer 82

Sinuatrial, referring to the sinus venosus if the primordial heart

Question 83

SCM

Answer 83

Sternocleidomastoid (neck muscle)

Question 84

SMV

Answer 84

Superior mesenteric vein

Question 85

SNS

Answer 85

Somatic nervous system

Question 86

sup.

Answer 86

Superior

Question 87

supf.

Answer 87

Superficial

Question 88

SVC

Answer 88

Superior vena cava

Question 89

T1-T12

Answer 89

Thoracic vertebrae/spinal cord/segments/spinal nerves

Question 90

T&A

Answer 90

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Question 91

TIA

Answer 91

Transient ischemic attack- sudden loss of neurological function caused by a brief period of inadequate perfusion of blood to the brain

Question 92

TMJ

Answer 92

Temporomadibular Joint (jaw joint)