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Chapter 3- Directions, Planes, Positions, Regions, 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 s 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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Frontal or coronal plane

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Vertical plane passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions.

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Midsagittal plane

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

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Parasagittal plane

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Vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body from front to back,mid idling the into unequal left and right sides.

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Sagittal Plane

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Vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into eight and left sides.

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Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

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Midline (reference point)

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Imaginary line that separates the body, or body parts, into halves. Used as a common reference point.

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Fowler position

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Semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

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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 extremely rotated.

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Orthopnea position

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

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Prone position

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Lying on abdomen, facing downward

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Recumbent position

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Lying down in any position

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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 the back

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Supine position

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Lying in back, facing upward

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Trendelenburg position

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

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Umbilical region (1)

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Around the naval (umbilicus)

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Lumbar regions (2)

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To the right and left of the I,biblical region, near the waist

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Epigraphic region (1)

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Superior to the umbilical region

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Hypochondriac region (2)

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To the right and left of the epigastric region

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Hypogastric region (1)

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Inferior to the umbilical region

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Iliac region (2)

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To the right and left of the hypothetical region, near the groin (also called inguinal regions)

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Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

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Refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder, medial portion of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines.

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Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

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Refers to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, lateral portion of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines.

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Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

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Refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the left ureter, and the left ovary and uterine tube in women or the left spermatic duct in men

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Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

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Refers to the area encompassing the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter, and the right ovary and uterine tube in women and the right spermatic duct in men.

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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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Lower Left 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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Posteroanterior

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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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