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T1 - Dani's MedTerm > MedTerm - module 3 > Flashcards

MedTerm - module 3 Flashcards

1
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anatomic positioin

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body is erect, facing forward, arms hanging down and palms forward

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2
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anter/o

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front

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-ior

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pertaining to

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anterior

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pertaining to the front

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poster/o

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back

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posterior

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pertaining to the back

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7
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posteroanterior (PA)

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pertains from the back to the front

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anteroposterior

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pertaining from the front to the back

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9
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ventr/o

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belly or front

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10
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-al

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pertaining to

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly or front

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12
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dorsal

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pertaining to the back

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13
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dors/o

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back

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14
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superior

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abive

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15
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cephal/o

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head

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16
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-ic

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pertaining to

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17
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cephalad

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toward the head

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18
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inferior/caudal

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downward direction

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19
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caud/o

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pertaining to the tail

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20
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later/o

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pertaining to the side

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21
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medial

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pertaining to the middle

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22
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mediad

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toward the middle

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mediolateral

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pertaining to the middle and to the side

24
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lateral

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pertaining to the side

25
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uni-

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one

26
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unilateral

A

pertaining to one side

27
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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

28
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bi-

A

two

29
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proximal

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near the point of attachment of a body part

30
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distal

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away from that point of attachment

31
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supine

A

lie horizontally on the back

32
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prone

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lying face downward

33
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frontal plane

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vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior

34
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sagittal plane

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vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sides, equal or not

35
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midsagittal plane

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dividing the body into right and left halves

36
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parasagittal plane

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any plane that divides the body into unequal right and left halves

37
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transverse plane

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plan that runs horizontally through the body

38
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abdominopelvic regions

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abdominal and pelvic cavities

39
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hypochondriac regions

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upper right and left sections

40
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epigastric region

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superior to umbilical region, overlying the stomach

41
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lumbar regions

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middle right and left sections

42
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umbilical regions

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between the lumbar regions, where the navel is located

43
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iliac regions

A

lower right and left sections

44
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hypogastric

A

lies inferior to the umbilical region

45
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inguinal regions

A

near the groin

46
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right upper quadrant (RUQ)

A

right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of pancreas, portions or the small and large intestines, and right kidney

47
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left upper quadrant (LUQ)

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left lobe of the liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines

48
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right lower quadrant (RLQ)

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small and large intestines, appendix, right ureter, right fallopian tube and ovary in women, right spermatic duct

49
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)

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portions of the intestinal tract, left ureter, left fallopian tube and ovary in women, left spermatic duct in men

50
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recumbent

A

horizontal

51
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fowler position

A

semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

52
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trendeleburg position

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on the back with the body tilted to place the head lower than the feet

53
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lithotomy position

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supine, with both legs in stirrups

54
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sims position

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on left side with right knee drawn up and the left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back

55
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orthopnea positioin

A

patient sits erect in a chair or upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest

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