CHAPTER 3: DIRECTIONAL TERMS, PLANES, POSITIONS, REGIONS, AND QUADRANTS Flashcards
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anter/o
A
front
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caud/o
A
tail (downward)
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cephal/o
A
head (upward)
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dist/o
A
away from the point of attachment of a body part)
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dors/o
A
back
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infer/o
A
below
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later/o
A
side
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
A
back, behind
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proxim/o
A
near the point of attachment of a body part)
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super/o
A
above
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ventr/o
A
belly (front)
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bi-
A
two
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uni-
A
one
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-ad
A
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
A
toward the head (upward)
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lateral
A
pertaining to a side
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medial
A
pertaining to the middle
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unilateral
A
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
pertaining to near to the point of attachment of a body part
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inferior
pertaining to below
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superior
pertaining to above
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caudal
pertaining to the tail (synonymous with inferior in human anatomy when specifying location in the trunk of the body)
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cephalic
pertaining to the head
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anterior
pertaining to the front
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posterior
pertaining to the back
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dorsal
pertaining to the back
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ventral
pertaining to the belly (front)
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anteroposterior
(AP) pertaining to the front and to the back
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posteroanterior
(PA) pertaining to the back and to the front
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BODY POSITIONS
STUDY PICTURES
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ABDOMINOPELVIC REGIONS
study photos
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ant
anterior
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AP
anteroposterior
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inf
inferior
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lat
lateral
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LLQ
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
left upper quadrant
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med
medial
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PA
posteranterior
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RLQ
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
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sup
superior
