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CCMA CH 2

CCMA CH 2 REVIEW (Positional & Directional Terms)

TermDefinition
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
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