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41 Cards in this Set
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Directional Terms anterior (ant) |
pertaining to the front |
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anteroposterior (AP) |
pertaining to the front and the back |
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bilateral |
pertaining to two sides |
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caudad |
toward the tail |
the inferior portion of the trunk; downward |
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caudal |
pertaining to the tail |
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cephalad |
toward the head |
upward |
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cephelic |
pertaining to the head |
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distal |
pertaining to away |
from the point of attachment of a body part |
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dorsal |
pertaining to the back |
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inferior |
pertaining to below |
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lateral (lat) |
pertaining to the side |
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medial (med) |
pertaining to the middle |
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mediolateral |
pertaining to the middle and the side |
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proximal |
pertaining to near |
to the point of attachment of a body part |
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posterior |
pertaining to the back |
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posteroanterior (PA) |
pertaining to the back and the front |
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superior |
pertaining to above |
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unilateral |
pertaining to the one side (only) |
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ventral |
pertaining to the belly |
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Anatomic Planes frontal or coronal |
vertical plane passing through the body from side to side |
when the body is divided into front and back portions |
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midsagittal |
vertical plane passing through the body from front to back at the midline |
when the body is divided equally into right and left halves |
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parasagittal |
vertical plane dividing the body into unequal left and right side |
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transverse |
horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions |
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Body Positions Fowler position |
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knee |
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lithotomy position |
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stir-ups |
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orthopnea position |
sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright, supported by pillows |
also called orthopneic position |
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prone position |
lying on the abdomen, facing downward |
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recumbent position |
lying down in any position |
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Sims position |
lying on left side with right knee drawn up |
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supine position |
lying on back |
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Trendelenburg position |
lying on bak with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet |
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Abdominopelvic Regions umbilical region (1) |
around the navel |
umbilicus |
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lumbar region (2) |
to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist |
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epigastric region (1) |
superior to the umbilical region |
above the umbilical region |
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hypochondriac regions (2) |
to the right and left of the epigastric region |
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hypogastric region (1) |
inferior to the umbilical region |
below the umbilical region |
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iliac region (2) |
to the right and left of the hypogastric region |
near the groin, also called inguinal regions |
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Abdominopelvic Quadrants right upper quadrant (RUQ) |
area encompassing the liver, gall bladder, head of the pancreas, and portion of the small and large intestines
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left upper quadrant (LUQ) |
area encompassing the left side of the liver, stomach, spleen, lateral portion of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines |
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right lower quadrant (RLQ) |
area encompassing portion of the small and large intestines, appendix, right ureter, right ovary, right uterine tube in women or right spermatic duct in men |
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left lower quadrant (LLQ) |
area encompassing portion of the small and large intestines, left ureter, left ovary, left uterine tube in women or left spermatic duct in men |
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