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Medical Terminology > CHAPTER 3: DIRECTIONAL TERMS, PLANES, POSITIONS, REGIONS, AND QUADRANTS > Flashcards

CHAPTER 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 the point of attachment of a 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 the point of attachment of a 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 the tail (or the inferior portion of the trunk: downward)

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cephalad

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toward the head (upward)

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lateral

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pertaining to a side

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medial

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pertaining to the 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 the middle and to the side

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distal

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pertaining to away from the point of attachment of a body part

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proximal

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pertaining to near to the point of attachment of a 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

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pertaining to the tail (synonymous with inferior in human anatomy when specifying location in the trunk of the body)

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cephalic

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pertaining to the head

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anterior

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pertaining to the front

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posterior

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pertaining to the back

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly (front)

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anteroposterior

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(AP) pertaining to the front and to the back

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posteroanterior

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(PA) pertaining to the back and to the front

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BODY POSITIONS

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STUDY PICTURES

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ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS

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study photos

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ant

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anterior

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AP

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anteroposterior

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inf

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inferior

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lat

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lateral

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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med

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medial

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PA

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posteranterior

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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sup

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superior

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