Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcards
un
one
dipl
double
null
none
primi
first
multi
many
bi
two
tri
three
quad
four
tetra
four
quint
five
sexti
six
septi
seven
octo or octi
eight
nona
nine
deca
ten
semi
half; part
hemi
half
ambi
both
pan
all, entire
cyan-o
blue
leuk-o
white
erythr-o
red
cirrh-o
yellow-orange
melan-o
black
poli-o
gray
alb
white
chlor-o
green
brachi-o
arm
cardi-o
heart
carp-o
wrist
cephal-o
head
cervic-o
neck
encephal-o
brain
faci-o
face
gloss-o
tongue
nas-o
nose
ot-o
ear
pil-o
hair
steth-o
chest
thorac-o
chest, thorax
thyr-o
thyroid gland
trache-o
trachea
ureter-o
ureter
vas-o
vessel
vesic-o
bladder, blister
viscer-o
viscera
topographic anatomy
superficial landmarks on the body to serve as guides for structures beneath them
anatomic position
standing face foward, arms at the side, palms facing foward
coronal plane
dividing the body vertically into the anterior and posterior sections
transverse (axial) plane
dividing the body horizontally into the superior and inferior sections
sagittal (lateral) plane
dividing the body vertically into left and right sections
- not necessarily equal sections
midsagittal plane
divides the body into equal left and right sections
- divided at the midline
anteroposterior axis
runs perpendicular to the coronal plane
longitudinal axis
runs perpendicular to the transverse plane
horizontal axis (mediolateral)
runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane
cross section
slicing an object horizontally
longitudinal section
slicing an object vertically or on its long axis
abdominal
abdomen
axillary
armpit
brachial
between the shoulder and elbow
buccal
cheek
cardiac
heart
cervical
neck
cranial
skull
cutaneous
skin
deltoid
shoulder
femoral
femur
gastric
stomach
gluteal
butt
hepatic
liver
inguinal
groin
lumbar
lower back or loin
mammary
breast
nasal
nose
occipital
posterior portion of the skull
orbital
eye bones
pectoral
chest muscle
perineal
around, pertaining to
plantar
sole of the foot
popliteal
posterior knee
pulmonary
lungs
renal
kidney
sacral
lowest portion of the spine
temporal
temples
umbilical
navel
volar
palm of the hand or sole of the foot
superior
portion above something or portion closest to the head
inferior
portion below something or portion closest to the feet
lateral
farther from the midline (outer)
medial
closer to the midline (inner)
proximal
structures closer to the body
distal
structures farther from the body
superficial
closer to the surface
deep
farther inside the body
anterior (ventral)
front
posterior (dorsal)
back
palmar
front region of the hand (palm)
- volar surface
plantar
bottom of the foot
- volar surface
apex
tip of a structure
range of motion
the full distance that a joint can be moved
flexion
movement of a distal point of an extremity to the trunk
dorsiflexion
foot moves upwards
- shin flexion
plantar flexion
foot moves down
- tip toes
extension
return of a body part from a flexed position
- in the anatomic positions, all extremities are in extension
abduction
movement away from the body
adduction
movement towards the body
hyperflexion
flexed beyond normal range of motion
hyperextension
extended beyond the normal range of motion
supination
facing up
protination
face down
internal rotation
turning the anterior portion of an extremity towards the midline
external rotation
turning the anterior portion of an extremity away from the midline
bilateral
both sides
unilateral
one side
ipsilateral
same side of the body
contralateral
opposite side of the body
4 body quadrants
- RUQ
- RLQ
- LUQ
- LLQ
9 body quadrants
- right hypochondriac region
- epigastric region
- left hypochondriac region
- right lumbar region
- periumbilical region
- left lumbar region
- right iliac region
- hypogastric region
- left iliac region
de
down from, away
circum
around
peri
around
trans
across
epi
above, upon, on
supra
above, upper
retro
behind
sub
under, below
infra
under, below
para
near, next to, beyond, apart from
contra
against, opposite
ecto
out, outside
endo
within
extra
outside, in addition to
intra
inside, within
ipsi
same
inter
between
Fowler position
back at 90°, sitting up straight, with knees bent or straight
Semi Fowler position
back at 45°, with knees bent or straight
recovery position (left lateral recumbent)
laying on the left side, top foot is bent over the patient’ s body towards the floor
eponym
name of a disease, device, procedure, or drug based on the person who discovered it
antonym
pair of words with opposing meanings
synonyms
pair of words that have similar meaning
homonyms
pair of words that have almost identical pronunciation but mean different things
amp
ampule
caps
capsule
elix
elixir
gtt
drops
HHN
handheld nebulizer
IC
intracardiac
IVP
intravenous push
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
KO
keep open
KVO
keep vein open
LR
lactated ringer (solution)
max
maximum
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
mEa
milliequivalents
MS or MSO4
morphine sulfate
pr
per rectus (by rectum)
RL
ringer lactate (solution)
SVN
small volume nebulizer
tid
ter in die (three times a day)
TKO
to keep open
it dict
ut dictum (as directed)
