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Lesson 2

Basic Medical Language - Directional terms, positions, and imaging

TermDefinition
cephal/o head (upward)
dist/o away (from the point of attachment)
infer/o below
later/o side
proxim/o near (the point of attachment)
ventr/o belly (front)
anter/o front
caud/o tail (downward)
dors/o back
medi/o middle
poster/o back, behind
super/o above
-ad toward
-al, -ic, -ior pertaining to
axial plane horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
coronal plane vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
sagittal plane vertical field passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides. midsagittal is at the midline of the body
fowler position semi-sitting
orthopnea position sitting upright supported by pillows behind the back
prone position lying on abdomen, facing downward
sims position lying on side in semi-prone with knee drawn up toward chest with arm drawn parallel to back
supine position lying on back, facing upward
trendelenburg position lying on back with body tilted so the head is lower than the feet
umbilical region around the naval
lumbar regions to the right and left of the umbilical region. near the waist
epigastric region superior to the umbilical region
hypochondriac regions to the right and left of the epigastric region
hypogastric region inferior to the umbilical region
iliac regions to the left and right of the hypogastric region, near the groin
ant anterior
AP anteroposterior
inf inferior
lat lateral
LLQ left lower quadrant
LUQ left upper quadrant
med medial
PA posteroanterior
post posterior
RLQ right lower quadrant
RUQ right upper quadrant
sup superior
Created by: katey.6
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