Body Structure Flashcards
Anterior
Toward the front of the body, organ, or structure
Anteroposterior
to the front and back of the body
Inferior
to below, lower, or toward the tail
Abduction
Movement away from the midline of body
Adduction
Movement toward the midline of body
Superior(cranial)
Above of higher (toward head)
Posterior
Back of the body
Medial
Toward the midline
Lateral
Toward the side
Superficial
Toward/on the surface
Deep
Away from surface
Proximal
Near the point of the attachment to the structure
Distal
Farther from the point of attachment to structure
Parietal
Outer wall of cavity
Visceral
Organs within a cavity
Median plane
Vertical plane that passes through the midline of the body and divides the body/organ into equal right and left sides
Frontal plane
Plane that divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior(back) portions
Horizontal plane
Plane that separates body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions
Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Contains right lobe of liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, and part of small and large intestines
Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Contains part of small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right Fallopian tube, right ureter
Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Contains the left lobe of the liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, part of small and large intestines
Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Contains part of small and large intestines, left ovary, left Fallopian tube, left ureter
Sepsis
The bodies inflammatory response to infection, fever, elevated heart rate and respiratory rates as well as the low blood pressure 
Endoscopy
Visual examination of the interior of the organs and cavities specialized with an endoscope
Fluoroscopy
Continuous imaging of the motion of internal structures and serial images
Genetic testing
Identifies changes in chromosome genes or proteins which an confirm a rule out of suspected genetic condition
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Radiographic technique that uses electro magnetic energy to produce multi planter cross-sectional images of the body
Nuclear scan
Produces an image of an organ or area by recording the concentration of a radiopharmaceuticals substance
Radiography
Production of captured shadow images on photographic film found passing through the body from an external source
Radiopharmaceutical
Drugs that contain a radioactive substance
Tomography
Produces a film representing a detailed cross-section of tissue structure
Computed tomography(CT)
Targets a specific organ or body area to produce multiple cross-sectional images that detect conditions such as tumors
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Image study in a combine CT with radiopharmaceuticals to produce a cross-sectional image of radioactive dispersements in a section of the body (used for Alzheimer’s)
Single-photon emission computed tomography(SPECT)
Image technique that uses ultrasound waves that bounce off body tissues and produce an image of internal organ or tissue
Caud/o
Tail
Cephal/o
Head
Dist/o
Far
Dors/o
Back of the body
Hist/o
Tissue
Ili/o
Ilium (flaring portion of hip bone)
Inguin/o
Groin
Lumb/o
Lower back
Medi/o
Middle
Proxim/o
Near
Radi/o
Radiation, (xray)
Thorac/o
Chest
Ventr/o
Belly
-ad
Toward
-gen, -genesis
Forming, producing, origin
-logist
Specialist of a study
-logy
Study of
-plasia
Formation, growth
Epi-
Above, on
