Unit 3 Flashcards
1
Q
A
less than
2
Q
>
A
greater than
3
Q
arrow up
A
increase
4
Q
arrow down
A
decrease
5
Q
abn
A
abnormal
6
Q
abd
A
abdomen
7
Q
AP
A
anteroposterior (x-ray)
8
Q
CXR
A
chest x-ray
9
Q
L, LT
A
left
10
Q
LAT
A
lateral
11
Q
LLQ
A
left lower quadrant
12
Q
LUQ
A
left upper quadrant
13
Q
PA
A
posteroanterior (x-ray)
14
Q
R, RT
A
right
15
Q
RLQ
A
right lower quadrant
16
Q
RUQ
A
right upper quadrant
17
Q
trans
A
transverse
18
Q
HPI
A
history of present illness
19
Q
postop
A
postoperative
20
Q
preop
A
preoperative
21
Q
prep
A
prepare for
22
Q
Gm, gm
A
gram
23
Q
mg
A
millagram
24
Q
>
A
greater than
25
arrow up
increase
26
arrow down
decrease
27
abn
abnormal
28
abd
abdomen
29
AP
anteroposterior (x-ray)
30
CXR
chest x-ray
31
L, LT
left
32
LAT
lateral
33
LLQ
left lower quadrant
34
LUQ
left upper quadrant
35
PA
posteroanterior (x-ray)
36
R, RT
right
37
RLQ
right lower quadrant
38
RUQ
right upper quadrant
39
trans
transverse
40
HPI
history of present illness
41
postop
postoperative
42
preop
preoperative
43
prep
prepare for
44
Gm, gm
gram
45
mg
millagram
46
midsagittal plane
midline. divides body into left and right halves
47
sagittal plane
divides the body into unequal left and right halves
48
coronal plane
divides the body into front and back portions
49
transverse plane
divides the body into upper and lower portions
50
deep
situated far below the surface
51
superficial
situated near the surface
52
ventral and anterior
front side of the body
53
dorsal and posterior
back side of the body
54
superior and cephalic
closer to the head or higher than another structure
55
inferior and caudal
closer to the feet or lower part of the body
56
proximal
reference to limbs, or a structure being closer to the midline or root of limb
57
distal
a structure being further away from the midline or root of limb
58
medial
closer to the midline than any other structure
59
lateral
a structure that is further away from the midline- toward the side
60
bilateral
pertaining to both sides
61
unilateral
pertaining to one side
