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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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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 of body part)

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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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poster/o

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back,behind

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proxim/o

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near (point of attachment of body part)

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super/o

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above

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ventr/o

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belly (front)

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bi-

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two

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uni-

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one

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-ad

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toward

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-ior

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pertaining to

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caudad

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toward tail (or inferior portion of trunk; downward)

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cephalad

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toward head (upward)

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lateral (lat)

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pertaining to a side

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medial (med)

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pertaining to middle

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unilateral

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pertaining to one side (only)

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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mediolateral

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pertaining to middle and to the side

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distal

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pertaining to away (from point of attachment of a body part)

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proximal

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pertaining to near (to point of attachment of body part)

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inferior

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pertaining to below

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superior

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pertaining to above

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caudal

A

pertaining to tail

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cephalic

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pertain got head

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anterior

A

pertaining to front

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posterior

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pertaining to back

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dorsal

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pertaining to back

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ventral

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pertaining to belly

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anteroposterior (AP)

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pertaining to front and back

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posteroanterior (PA)

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pertaining to back and front

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frontal or coronal

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vertical plane passing through body from side to side, dividing body into anterior and posterior portions

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midsagittal

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vertical plane passing through body from front to back at midline, dividing body equally into right and left halves

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parasagittal

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vertical plan passing through body from front to back, dividing body into unequal left and right sides

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sagittal

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vertical plane passing through body from front to back, dividing body into right and left sides

40
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transverse

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horizontal plane dividing body into superior and inferior portions

41
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fowler position

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semi-sitting position with slight elevation of knees

42
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lithotomy position

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lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated

43
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orthopnea position

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sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest (also called orthopneic position)

44
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prone position

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lying on abdomen, facing downward

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recumbent position

A

lying down in any position

46
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sims position

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lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to back

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supine position

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lying on back, facing upward

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trendelenburg position

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

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umbilical region

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around navel

50
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lumbar regions (2)

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to right and left of umbilical region near waist

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epigastric region (1)

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superior to umbilical region

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hypochondriac regions (2)

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to right and left of epigastric region

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hypogastric region (1)

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inferior to umbilical region

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iliac regions (2)

A

to right and left of hypogastric region, near groin

Radiology 100 (11 decks)

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