Directional terms Flashcards
1
Q
medial plane
A
divides the body into equal lateral halfs
2
Q
right
A
rt or r
3
Q
dorsal
A
d
4
Q
ventral
A
v
5
Q
cranial
A
cr
6
Q
caudal
A
cd
7
Q
palmar
A
pa
8
Q
transverse plane
A
horizontal division into upper and lower halves
9
Q
mid-sagital section
A
bisects brain into symmetrical halves
aka medial
10
Q
dorsal plane
A
divides body into dorsal and ventral planes
11
Q
medial
A
towards midline
12
Q
lateral
A
towards outside of body
13
Q
plantar surface
A
from phalanges to tarsus (on bottom)
14
Q
dorsal surface
A
top of foor
15
Q
cranial surface
A
from dorsal surface to shoulder
16
Q
caudal surface
A
from plantar to hips
17
Q
palmar surface
A
palm of hand
18
Q
dorsal xray
A
dorsal part of body up
19
Q
lateral xray
A
looking at the side
20
Q
left
A
lt or l
21
Q
plantar
A
pl
22
Q
rostral
A
r (front of head)
caudal for back of head
23
Q
medial (directional term)
A
m
24
Q
lateral (directional term)
A
l or LAT
25
proximal
pr towards body
26
distal
di
away from body
27
oblique
o
28
mediolateral
ml
29
lateromedial
lm
30
dorsoventral
dv
31
ventrodorsal
dv
32
craniocaudal
crcd
33
caudiocranial
cdcr
34
dorsopalmar
dpa
top of paw to bottom of paw
direction the xray pass through body
35
pamarodorsal
pad
36
plantardorsal
pid
37
anteroposterior
ap
38
posteroanterion
pa
39
x rays are ____ rays
gamma
40
xrys being fuzzy
what is closets to the xray will be clear
further away = fuzzy
41
signalment in xray
identification for patient
42
how do xrays work
silver grains that get hit twice and turn black
43
ultrasound
sound vibrations above what we can hear to produce images with which to diagnose internal bodily conditions
liquids dont reflect sound back = black
44
a or an ______
without______
45
anechoic
no echo
black
none
46
hypoechoic
less echo
grey
below
47
hyperechoic
alot of echo
white
above
48
isoechoic
same echogenicity as another structure or the surrounding tissue
the same
