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