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Med Term Test 1
Chapter 3
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Graduate
10/06/2010
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Term
antero
 Definition
front
Term
caudo
 Definition
tail/downward
Term
cephalo
 Definition
head/upward
Term
disto
 Definition
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
dorso
 Definition
back
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infero
 Definition
below
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latero
 Definition
side
Term
med
 Definition
middle
Term
postero
 Definition
back, behind
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proximo
 Definition
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
supero
 Definition
above
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ventro
 Definition
belly, front
Term
bi
 Definition
two
Term
uni
 Definition
one
Term
-ad
 Definition
toward
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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anterior (ant)
 Definition
pertaining to the front
Term
posterior
 Definition
pertaining to the back
Term
inferior (inf)
 Definition
pertaining to below
Term
superior(sup)
 Definition
pertaining to above
Term
distal
 Definition
pertaining to away (away from the point of attachment of a body part)
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proximal
 Definition
pertaining to near(to the point of attachment of a body part)
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dorsal
 Definition
pertaining to the back
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ventral
 Definition
pertaining to the belly (front)
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caudal
 Definition
pertaining to the tail
Term
cephalic
 Definition
pertaining to the head
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anteroposterior (AP)
 Definition
pertaining to the front and to the back
Term
posterioanterior (PA)
 Definition
pertaining to the back and to the front
Term
lateral (lat)
 Definition
pertaining to the side
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medial (med)
 Definition
pertaining to the middle
Term
unilateral
 Definition
pertaining to one side (only)
Term
bilateral
 Definition
pertaining to two sides
Term
mediolateral
 Definition
pertaining to the middle and to the side
Term
mediad
 Definition
toward the middle
Term
cephalad
 Definition
toward the head
Term
frontal/coronal
 Definition
vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
Term
sagittal
 Definition
vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides
Term
midsagittal
 Definition
divides the body into right and left halves
Term
transverse
 Definition
horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions
Term
umbilical region
 Definition
around the navel (umbilicus)
Term
epigastric region
 Definition
directly above the umbilical region
Term
hypogastric region
 Definition
directly below the umbilical region
Term
hypochondriac region (2)
 Definition
to the right and left of the epigastric region
Term
lumbar regions (2)
 Definition
to the right and left of the umbilical region
Term
iliac regions (2)
 Definition
to the right and left of the hypogastric region
Term
ant
 Definition
anterior
Term
AP
 Definition
Anteroposterior
Term
inf
 Definition
inferior
Term
lat
 Definition
lateral
Term
LLQ
 Definition
left lower quadrant
Term
LUQ
 Definition
left upper quadrant
Term
med
 Definition
medial
Term
PA
 Definition
Posterioanterior
Term
RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
Term
RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
Term
sup
 Definition
superior
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