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1
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Body Position

anter/o

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front

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Body Position

caudo/o

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tail (downward)

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Body Position

cephal/0

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head (upward)

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Body Position

dist/o

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away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

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5
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Body Position

dors/o

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back

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Body Position

infer/o

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below

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Body Position

later/o

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side

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Body Position

medi/o

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middle

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9
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Body Position

poster/o

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back, behind

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10
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Body Position

proxim/o

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near (the point of attachment of a body part)

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11
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Body Position

super/o

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above

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12
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Body Position

ventr/o

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belly (front)

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13
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Body Position

bi-

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two

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14
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Body Position

uni-

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one

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15
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Body Position

ad

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toward

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16
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Body Position

ior

A

pertaining to

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17
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Body Position

caudad

A

toward the tail (downward)

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18
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Body Position

cephalad

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toward the head (upward)

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19
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Body Position

lateral (lat)

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pertaining to the side

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20
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Body Position

medial (med)

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pertaining to the middle

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21
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Body Position

unilateral

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pertaining to one side (only)

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22
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Body Position

bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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23
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Body Position

mediolateral

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pertaining to the middle and to the side

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Body Position

distal

A

pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

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Body Position

proximal

A

pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)

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26
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Body Position

inferior (inf)

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pertaining to below

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27
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Body Position

superior (sup)

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pertaining to above

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Body Position

caudal

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pertaining to the tail (similar to inferior in most instances related to human anatomy)

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29
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Body Position

cephalic

A

pertaining to the head

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30
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Body Position

anterior (ant)

A

pertaining to the front

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31
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Body Position

posterior

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pertaining to the back

32
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Body Position

dorsal

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pertaining to the back

33
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Body Position

ventral

A

pertaining to the belly (front)

34
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Body Position

anteroposterior (AP)

A

pertaining to the front and to the back

35
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Body Position

posteroanterior (PA)

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pertaining to the back and to the front

36
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Body Position

frontal or coronal

A

vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

37
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Body Position

midsagittal

A

vertical field running through the body from front to back at the midline, dividin the body equally into right and left halves

38
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Body Position

parasagittal

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vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane)

39
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Body Position

transverse

A

horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

40
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Body Position

midline

A

an imaginary line that seperates the body, or body parts, into halves. In medical language, midline is used as a common reference point.

41
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Body Position

Fowler position

A

semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

42
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Body Position

lithotomy position

A

lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups

43
Q

Body Position

orthopnea position

A

sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest (also called orthopneic position)

44
Q

Body Position

prone position

A

lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side)

45
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Body Position

recumbent position

A

lying down in any position

46
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Body Position

Sims position

A

lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn begind parallel to the back

47
Q

Body Position

supine position

A

lying on back, facing upward

48
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Body Position

Trendelenburg position

A

lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet

49
Q

Body Position

high Fowler

A

upright position at approximately 90 degrees

50
Q

Body Position

Fowler

A

indicating an angle between 45 degrees and 60 degrees

51
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Body Position

semi-Fowler

A

30 degrees to 45 degrees

52
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Body Position

low Fowler

A

where the head is slightly elevated

53
Q

Body Position

umbilical region

A

around the navel (umbilicus)

54
Q

Body Position

lumbar regions

A

to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist

55
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Body Position

epigastric region

A

superior to the umbilical region, generally above the stomach

56
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Body Position

hypochondriac regions

A

to the right and left of the epigastric region

57
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Body Position

hypogastric region

A

inferior to the umbilical region

58
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Body Position

iliac regions

A

to the right and left of the hypogastric region, near the groin (also called inguinal regions)

59
Q

Body Position

umbilicus

A

derived from the Latin umbro (protuberant part of a shield) raised or depressed spot in the middle of anything

60
Q

Body Position

Hypochodriac

A

derived from the Greek hypo (under) and chondros (cartilage) Hippocrates referred to the region just below the cartilages of the ribs. People who experienced discomfort in this area but had no organic findings. Now, a person who falsely believes he or she has an illness is regerred to as a hypochodriac

61
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Body Position

Cyberchondria

A

emerged in 2000 as a term describing a pattern of using internet research to self diagnose symptoms, fueling health anxiety and worry

62
Q

Body Position

right upper quadrant (RUQ)

A

refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver, the gallblader, part of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines

63
Q

Body Position

left upper quadrant (LUQ)

A

referes to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines

64
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Body Position

right lower quadrant (RLQ)

A

refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter, and the right ovary and uterine tube in women or the right spermatic duct in men

65
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Body Position

left lower quadrant (LLQ)

A

refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the left ureter, and the left ovary and uterine tube in women or the left spermatic duct in men

66
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Body Position

Temporal palpating

A

palpate over the temporal bone on each side of the head lateral to each eyebrow

67
Q

Body Position

Carotid palpating

A

palpate the anterior edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, just medial and inferior to the angle of the jaw. To avoid reduction of blood flow, do not palpate right and left carotid pulses simultaneously

68
Q

Body Position

Brachial palpating

A

palpate in the groove between the biceps and tricept, just medial to the biceps tendon

69
Q

Body Position

Radial palpating

A

palpate lateral and anterior side of wrist, proximal to the first metacarpal phalangeal joint

70
Q

Body Position

Femoral palpating

A

This pulse is inferior to the inquinal ligament; if the patient is obese, the pulse is found midway between anterior superior iliac spine and pubic tubercle

71
Q

Body Position

Dorsalis pedis palpating

A

Lightly palpate the dorsal surface of the foot, with the foot slightly dorsiflexed

72
Q

Body Position

Posterior tibial palpating

A

This pulse is found posterior and slightly inferior to the medial malleolus of the ankle

73
Q

Body Position

LLL

A

left lower lobe

74
Q

Body Position

LUL

A

Left Upper Lobe

75
Q

Body Position

RLL

A

Right Lower Lobe

76
Q

Body Position

RML

A

Right Middle Lobe

77
Q

Body Position

RUL

A

Right Upper Lobe

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