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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

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near (point of attachment)

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radi/o

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x-rays

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son/o

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sound

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super/o

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above

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tom/o

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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

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toward

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-gram

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the record

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ior

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pertaining to

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anterior (ant)

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front

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anteroposterior (AP)

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front and back

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bilateral

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pertaining to 2 sides

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caudad

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toward the tail/downward

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail

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cephalad

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toward the head/upward

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cephalic

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pertaining to the head

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distal

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away (from point of attachment)

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back

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inferior (inf)

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pertaining to below

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lateral

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pertaining to the side

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medial (med)

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pertaining to the middle

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mediolateral

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pertaining to the middle & side

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posterior

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pertaining to the back

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posteroanterior (PA)

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pertaining to the back and front

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proximal

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near (from point of attachment)

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superior (sup)

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pertaining to above

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unilateral

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pertaining to one side (only)

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly (front)

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radiograph

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record of x-rays

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radiography

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process of recording x-rays

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radiologist

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physician who specializes in x-rays

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radiology

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study of x-rays

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sonogram

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record of sound

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sonography

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process of recording sound

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tomography

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process of recording slices

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epigastric region

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superior to the umbilical region

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hypochondriac regions

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to the right and left of the epigastric region

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hypogastric region

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inferior to the umbilical region

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illiac regions

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to the right and left of the hypogastric region, near the groin (2)

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lumbar regions (2)

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

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umbilical region (1)

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around the navel

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axial (transverse, horizontal)

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horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

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coronal (frontal)

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divides into anterior and posterior region

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midsagittal

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dividing equally into left and right regions

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parasagittal

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dividing the body into unequal left and right sides

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sagittal

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dividing the body into right and left sides

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fowler

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semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

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lateral recumbent

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lying on side

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lithotomy position

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lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups

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orthopnea position

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sitting upright in a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back.

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prone

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

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recumbent

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lying down in any position

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SIMS position

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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

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lying on back, facing upward

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trendenlenburg

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

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computed tomography (CT)

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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

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imaging of moving body structures, like an x-ray movie.

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nuclear medicine (NM)

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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)

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high strength, computer-controlled magnetic fields producing a series of sectional images (slices) that visualize abnormalities

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left lower quadrant (LLQ)

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left lower quadrant (check diagram)

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(LUQ)

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left upper quadrant (check diagram)

74
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(RLQ)

A

right lower quadrant (check diagram)

75
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(RUQ)

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right upper quadrant (check diagram)

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