Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Caud/o
A
Tail
1
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Anter/o
A
Front
2
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Cephal/o
A
Head
3
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Dist/o
A
Away
4
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Dors/o
A
Back
5
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Infer/o
A
Below
6
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Later/o
A
Side
7
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Medi/o
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Middle
8
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Poster/o
A
Behind
9
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Proxim/o
A
Near
10
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Super/o
A
Above
11
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Ventr/o
A
Belly
12
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Bi
A
Two
13
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Uni
A
One
14
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Ad
A
Toward
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Ior
A
Pertaining to
16
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Coronal plane
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Front and back
17
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Sagittal
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Right and left
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Transverse
A
Chopping in half
19
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Parasagittal
A
Unequal left and right sides
20
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Midsaggital
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Dividing equally left and right
21
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Caudad
A
Toward the tail
22
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Cephalad
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Toward the head
23
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Lateral
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Pertaining to a side
24
Medial
Pertaining to the middle
25
Unilateral
Pertaining to one side
26
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides
27
Mediolateral
Pertaining to the middle and the side
28
Distal
Pertaining to away
29
Proximal
Pertaining to near
30
Inferior
Pertaining to below
31
Superior
Pertaining to above
32
Caudal
Pertaining to the tail
33
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
34
Anterior
Pertaining to the front
35
Posterior
Pertaining to the back
36
Dorsal
Pertaining to the back
37
Ventral
Pertaining to the belly
38
Anteroposterior
Pertaining to the front and back
39
Posteroanterior
Pertaining to the back and to the front
40
Fowler position
Semi sitting with slight elevation of knees
41
Lithotomy position
Lying on back with feet raised and in stirrups
42
Orthopnea position
Sitting erect in a chair
43
Prone position
Lying on abdomen facing downward
44
Recumbent position
Lying down in any position
45
Sims position
Lyon on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind
46
Supine position
Lying on back facing upward
47
Trendelenburg position
Lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
