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CCMA CH 2
CCMA CH 2 REVIEW (Positional & Directional Terms)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against, in opposition to |
| de- | away from, down |
| ecto-, exo- | outside |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | over, upon |
| extra- | outside |
| infra- | below, under |
| intra- | inside |
| ipsi- | same, equal |
| meso- | middle |
| meta- | after, beyond, over |
| para- | near, beside |
| peri- | surrounding, around |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| sub- | under, near |
| trans- | across, through |
| anterior | front |
| bilateral | pertaining to both sides |
| caudal | tail (coccygeal area) |
| cephalic | head |
| dextro | right |
| distal | farther away from |
| dorsal recumbent | lying on the back with knees up and feet flat on the table |
| eversion | turning outward or inside out |
| extension | bringing a limb to a straight position |
| external | outside |
| flexion | bending a limb or a body part at the joint |
| Fowler's | raising the head of the bed up to 90 degrees |
| inferior | below or directed downward |
| internal | inside |
| knee-chest, knee-elbow | drawing the knees up to the chest |
| lateral | side, away from the middle |
| lithotomy | on the back, flexing the legs on abducted thighs |
| medial | midline |
| oblique | slanting, on an incline |
| peripheral | outside the central area |
| posterior | back |
| prone | lying on the abdomen |
| proximal | toward the center or point of attachment |
| quadrant | dividing an area horizontally and vertically into four parts |
| recumbent | lying down |
| rotation | turning around an axis |
| Sims' | lateral with one knee and thigh up |
| sinistro | left |
| superior | above or directed upward |
| supine | lying on the back |
| Trendelenburg | lying with the head lower than the legs |