CH. 3 Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants Flashcards
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anter/o
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front
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caud/o
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tail (downward)
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cephal/o
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head (upward)
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dist/o
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away (from point of attachment)
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dors/o
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back
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infer/o
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below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
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middle
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proxim/o
A
near (point of attachment)
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radi/o
A
x-rays
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son/o
A
sound
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super/o
A
above
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tom/o
A
to cut, section, or slice
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ventr/o
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belly (front)
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bi-
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2
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uni-
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1
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-ad
A
toward
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-gram
A
the record
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-graph
A
instrument used to record
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-ior
A
pertaining to
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anterior (ant)
A
front
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anteroposterior (AP)
A
front and back
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bilateral
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pertaining to 2 sides
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caudad
toward the tail/downward
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caudal
pertaining to the tail
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cephalad
toward the head/upward
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cephalic
pertaining to the head
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distal
away (from point of attachment)
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dorsal
pertaining to the back
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inferior (inf)
pertaining to below
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lateral
pertaining to the side
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medial (med)
pertaining to the middle
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mediolateral
pertaining to the middle & side
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posterior
pertaining to the back
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posteroanterior (PA)
pertaining to the back and front
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proximal
near (from point of attachment)
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superior (sup)
pertaining to above
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unilateral
pertaining to one side (only)
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ventral
pertaining to the belly (front)
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radiograph
record of x-rays
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radiography
process of recording x-rays
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radiologist
physician who specializes in x-rays
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radiology
study of x-rays
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sonogram
record of sound
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sonography
process of recording sound
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tomography
process of recording slices
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epigastric region
superior to the umbilical region
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hypochondriac regions
to the right and left of the epigastric region
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hypogastric region
inferior to the umbilical region
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illiac regions
to the right and left of the hypogastric region, near the groin (2)
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lumbar regions (2)
to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist
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umbilical region (1)
around the navel
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axial (transverse, horizontal)
horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
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coronal (frontal)
divides into anterior and posterior region
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midsagittal
dividing equally into left and right regions
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parasagittal
dividing the body into unequal left and right sides
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sagittal
dividing the body into right and left sides
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fowler
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
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lateral recumbent
lying on side
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lithotomy position
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
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orthopnea position
sitting upright in a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back.
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prone
lying on abdomen, facing downward; head may be turned to one side;
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recumbent
lying down in any position
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SIMS position
lying on side in a semi-prone position with the knee drawn up toward the chest and the arm drawn behind parallel to the back.
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supine
lying on back, facing upward
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trendenlenburg
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
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computed tomography (CT)
imaging modality that combines x-rays with computer technology to produce detailed, cross sectional images of the body, called “slices.”
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fluoroscopy
imaging of moving body structures, like an x-ray movie.
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nuclear medicine (NM)
imaging of internal structures by using a Gamma camera to detect radiation from different parts of the body after a radioactive material (radioisotope) has been given to the patient.
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
high strength, computer-controlled magnetic fields producing a series of sectional images (slices) that visualize abnormalities
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
left lower quadrant (check diagram)
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(LUQ)
left upper quadrant (check diagram)
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(RLQ)
right lower quadrant (check diagram)
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(RUQ)
right upper quadrant (check diagram)
