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Anatomic Relationship Terms Flashcards

1
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Front of body

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Anterior/ventral

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Back of the body

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Posterior/dorsal/Notal

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3
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Parts away from the head of the body

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Caudad

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Parts toward the head of the body

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Cephalad

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5
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Near the head or situated above

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Superior

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Near the foot or situated below

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Inferior

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7
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Mid area or main part of the organ

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Central

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Parts at or near the surface, edge or outside of the body

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Peripheral

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Parts toward the median plane or toward the middle of the body

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Medial

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Parts away from the median plane or away from the middle part of the body

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Lateral

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Parts nearest the point of attachment/origin

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Proximal

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Parts farthest from the point of attachment/origin

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Distal

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Parts outside of an organ/body

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External

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14
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Parts inside of an organ/body

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Internal

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Parts near the skin or surface

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Superficial

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Parts far from the surface

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Wall or lining of a body cavity

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Covering of an organ

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Parts on the same side of the body

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Ipsilateral

20
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Parts on the opposite side of the body

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Contralateral

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Palm of the hand

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Back or posterior surface of the hand

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Sole of the foot

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Top or anterior surface of the foot

25
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Flexion towards the dorsum

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Dorsiflexion

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Flexion towards the plantar

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Plantar flexion

27
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Supine position with head lower than feet

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Trendelenburg

28
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Supine position with head higher than feet

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Fowlers position

29
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A recumbent position with the patient lying on the left anterior side (semiprone) and the right knee and thigh partially flexed

30
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A supine position with knees and hip flexed and thighs abducted and rotated externally

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Lithotomy position

31
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Always named according to the side closest to the IR

32
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Achieved when the entire body is rotated so that the coronal plane is not parallel with the radiographic table or IR

33
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Indicates that the patient is lying down
CR horizontal and parallel with the floor

Used to demonstrate air-fluid levels or free-air in the chest and abdomen

34
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In this position, a horizontal central ray provides an AP projection

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Left lateral decubitus

35
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radiographic position with one side of the body next to IR. The horizontal central ray provides a lateral projection.

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Dorsal decubitus

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