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AP

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Anteroposterior

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BID

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Twice a day

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BS

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Blood Sugar

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CA

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Cancer

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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CBC

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Complete blood count

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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c/o

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Complains of

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DOB

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Date of birth

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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ENT

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Ear, nose, throat

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FUO

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Fever of unknown origin

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HEENT

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Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

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Ht

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Height

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Hgb

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Hemoglobin

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L

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Left, liter

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MI

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Myocardial infarction

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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OR

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Operating room

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pt

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Patient

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pre-op

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Before surgery

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p/o

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Postoperative

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R/O

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Rule out

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RT

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Right, radiation therapy

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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack

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TID

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Three times a day

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TPR

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Temperature, pulse, respirations

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UA

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Urinalysis

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VS

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Vital signs

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Wt

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Weight

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y/o

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Years old

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angi/o

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Vessel

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arthr/o

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Joint

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brachi/o

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Arm

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carcin/o

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Cancer

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cardi/o

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Heart

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crani/o

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Skull

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derm/o ; dermat/o

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Skin

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enter/o

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Intestine

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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gynec/o

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Woman

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hem/o ; hemat/o

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Blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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lip/o

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Fat

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my/o

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Muscle

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nephr/o

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Kidney

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neur/o

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Nerve

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ophthalm/o

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Eye

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path/o

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Disease

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pulmon/o

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Lung

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rhin/o

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Nose

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thorac/o

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Chest

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a-, an-

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Without

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brady-

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Slow

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dys-

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Painful, difficult

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epi-

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Upper, above

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hypo-

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Under, beneath

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intra-

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Within

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peri-

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Surrounding

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sub-

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Under, below

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tachy-

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Rapid

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-algia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Removal

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-gram

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Record of

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-ic, -al, -ia

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Pertaining to or condition of

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-ism

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Process, condition

67
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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

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Study of

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-scope

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Instrument to examine

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-tomy

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Process of cutting

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3 ways to name medical terms

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  1. Greek/latin
  2. Modern english
  3. Eponyms
78
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What kind of medical terms were created in the 21st century?

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Modern english

79
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What kind of medical terms were named after people who discovered them?

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Medical eponyms

80
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Which word element is the body/main part of the word

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Word root

81
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T or F, all medical terms contain a word root

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False

82
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T or F, not all medical terms include a prefix

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True

83
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What does every medical term have?

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Suffix

84
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Which word element is used to join two word roots?

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Combining vowel

85
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______ ________ are spaces that house internal organs and is divided into 2 divisions

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Body cavities

86
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Dorsal cavities are divided into what 2 divisions?

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Cranial and Spinal

87
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What does cranial cavity include?

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Skull and brain

88
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What does spinal cavity include?

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Spinal cord

89
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Which cavity contains the lungs, heart, major blood vessels, and part of the espohagus?

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Thoracic cavity

90
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The _______ divides the thoracic from the abdominal cavity

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Diaphragm

91
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Which cavity contains the stomach, most of the intestines, pancreas, liver, spleen, gallbladder, and kidneys

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Abdominal cavity

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Which cavity contains the bladder, urethra, repro organs, parts of the large intestine, and rectum?

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Pelvic cavity

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__________ ________ is an erect, standing position in which the patient faces forward with the feet parallel and arms hanging at the side, palms facing forward

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Anatomical position

94
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Further away from surface of the body

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Deep

95
Q

Closer to the surface of the body

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Superficial

96
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Which position occurs when a patient lies face down on their stomach?

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Prone

97
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Which position occurs when a patient lies face up on their back?

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Supine

98
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Which plane of the body divides body into front and back?

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Frontal(coronal)

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Which plane of the body divides the body into upper and lower portions?

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Transverse

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Which plane of the body divides the body into left and right portions?

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Sagittal

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Front of the human body

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Anterior

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Back of the human body

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Posterior

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Areas closer to the head

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Superior

104
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Closer to the feet

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Inferior

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Towards the middle of the body

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Medial

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Further away from the middle

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Lateral

107
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Farthest area from point of attachment

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Distal

108
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Closer to point of attachment

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Proximal

109
Q

Movement of limb away from the body

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Abduction

110
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Limb movement toward the body

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Adduction

111
Q

(Bending) decreases the angle between joints

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Flexion

112
Q

(Straightening) increases the angle

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Extension

113
Q

Which quadrant contains the liver and gall bladder?

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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)

114
Q

Which quadrant contains appendix, small intestines, descending and sigmoid colon?

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Right lower quadrant (RLQ)

115
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Which quadrant contains the stomach, pancreas, and spleen?

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Left upper quadrant (LUQ)

116
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Which quadrant contains small intestines?

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Left lower quadrant (LLQ)

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