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Directional Terms 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 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

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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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-al; -ic; -ior

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pertianing to

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-gram

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the record; radiographic image

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-graph

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instrument used to recrod, the record itself-

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-graphy

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process of recroding

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-logist

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one who studies and treats

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-logy

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study of

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toward the tail (or the inferior portion of the trunk; downward)

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caudad

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toward the head (upward)

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cephalad

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pertaining to the side

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lateral

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pertaining to the middle

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medial

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pertaining to one side (only)

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unilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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bilateral

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pertaining to the middle and to the side

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mediolateral

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pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

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distal

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pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)

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proximal

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pertaining to below

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inferior

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pertainining to above

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superior

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pertaining to the tail (synonymous with inferior in human anatomy when specifying location on the trunk of the body)

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caudal

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pertaining to the head

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cephalic

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pertaining to the front

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anterior

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pertaining to the back

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posterior; dorsal

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pertaining to the belly

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ventral

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pertaining to the front of the back

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anteroposterior

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pertaining to the back of the front

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posteroanterior

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around the navel (umbilicus)

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umbilical region

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to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist

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lumbar region

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superior to the umbilical region

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epigastric region

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to the right and left of the epigastric region

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hypochondriac region

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inferior to the umbilical region

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hypogastric region

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to the right and left of the hypogastric region, near the groin (also called inguinal regions)

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iliac regions (2)

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horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions (also called transverse plane and horizontal plane)

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axial

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vertical plane passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions (also called frontal plane)

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coronal

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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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midsagittal

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vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides

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parasagittal

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vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane)

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sagittal

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semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

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fowler position

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

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lateral recumbent position

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lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, and thighs abducted (away from body) and externally rotated

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lithotomy 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. (also called orthopneic position)

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orthopnea position

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lying on abdomen, facing downward; head may be turned to one side; also called ventral recumbent position

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prone position

56
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lying down in any position (also called decubitus position)

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recumbent position

57
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lying on side between a lateral and prone position with the upper knee drawn up toward the chest and the lower arm drawn behind parallel to the back. “Right” or “left” precedes the term to indicate the patient’s right or left side.

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semiprone position

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lying on back, facing upward (also called dorsal recumbent position)

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supine position

59
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lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet

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trendelenburg position

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record of x-rays

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radiograph

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process of recording x-rays

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radiography

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physician who specializes in x-rays (specifically the diagnosis and treatment of disease using medical imaging such as x-rays, computed tomography [CT], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], nuclear medicine [NM], and sonography)

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radiologist

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study of x-rays (a branch of medicine concerned with the study and application of imaging technology, including x-ray, computed tomography [CT], magnetic resonance imaging [MRI], nuclear medicine [NM], and sonography to diagnose and treat disease)

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radiology

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record of sound

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sonogram

65
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process of recording sound (also called ultrasonography [US])

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sonography

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process of recording slices (anatomical cross sections)

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tomography

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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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med

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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

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computed tomography

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MR

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magnetic resonance

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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NM

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nuclear medicine

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US

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ultrasonography

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LUQ

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left upper quardrant

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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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