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Directional Terms 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 the point of attachment)

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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)

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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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radi/o

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x-rays, ionizing radiation

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son/o

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sound

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tom/o

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to cut, section, or slice

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bi-

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two

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uni-

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one

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18
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-ad

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toward

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-al

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pertaining to

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-gram

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to record, radiographic image

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-graph

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instrument used to record, the record

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-graphy

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process of recording, radiographic imaging

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ior

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also pertaining to

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-logist

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one who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

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-logy

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study of

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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 (lat)

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pertaining to the side

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medial (med)

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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)

35
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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 (inf)

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pertaining to below

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superior (sup)

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pertaining to above

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail

39
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cephalic

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pertaining to the head

40
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anterior (ant)

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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 (AP)

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pertaining to the front and to the back

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posteroanterior (PA)

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pertaining to the back and to the front

46
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Radiography

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Visual: dense structures
Used: bones, lungs
Detects: fractures, tumors, lesions

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Fluoroscopy

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visual: deep tissues and hollow structures
used: intestine tract, heart, urinary tract, and reproductive systems
detects: reflux, obstruction, ulcers

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Sonography

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visual: soft tissue structures, blood movement, levels of dense with tissues
used: heart, blood, eyes, thyroid, brain, breast, organs, skin, and muscles
detects: cysts, tumors, gallstones, vessel blockages, prenatal abnormals

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Magnetic resonance (MR)

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visual: organs, spine, joints, vessels
used: brain, spine, joints, gallbladder and bile
detects: tumors, torn ligaments, gallstones

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Computed tomography (CT)

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visuals: organs, blood, tissue denseness
used: bones, heart, lungs, vessels, abdominal organs
detects: disease, injuries, fractures, clots, internal bleeding, tumors

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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visuals: cell and tissue activity
used: brain, heart, vessels
detects: cancer, flow of blood to heart

52
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Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

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visual: blood flow, cellular and tissue activity
used: heart, brain, bones
detects: infection, tumors, bloackages

53
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nuclear medicine (NM)

A

imaging of internal structures by using a Gamma camera to detect radiation from different parts of the body after a radioactive material (radioisotope) has been given to the patient. Computer software assembles data into images called scans.

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

A

high strength, computer-controlled magnetic fields producing a series of sectional images (slices) that visualize abnormalities such as swelling, infections, tumors, and herniated disks

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Scan

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image obtained from diagnostic imaging procedures using sensing devices and (most often) radioisotopes

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ant

A

anterior

57
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AP

A

anteroposterior

58
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inf

A

inferior

59
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lat

A

lateral

60
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med

A

medial

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PA

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posteroanterior

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sup

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superior

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CT

A

computed tomography

64
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MR

A

magnetic resonance

65
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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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NM

A

nuclear medicine

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US

A

unltrasonography

68
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LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

69
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LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

70
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RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

71
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RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

72
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fowler position

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semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

73
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lateral recumbent position

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lying on side; right and left precede the term to indicate the patient’s side

74
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lithotomy position

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

75
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orthopnea position

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sitting upright in a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back. Sometimes the patient tilts forward, resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table

76
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prone position

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lying on abdomen, facing downward; head may be turned to one side

77
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Sims position

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lying on the side in a semi-prone position with the knee drawn up toward the chest and the arm drawn behind parallel to the back. Right and left precede the term to indicate the patient’s right or left side

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supine position

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lying on back, facing upward

79
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Trendelenburg position

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lying ob back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet

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