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Positional and directional terms
Question | Answer |
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ANTERIOR | Front of the body |
POSTERIOR | back of the body |
DEEP | away from the surface |
SUPERFICIAL | on the surface |
PROXIMAL | near the beginning |
DISTAL | far from the beginning |
INFERIOR | below structure |
SUPERIOR | above structure |
MEDIAL | pertaining to the middle |
LATERAL | pertaining to the side |
SUPINE | lying on the belly |
PRONE | lying on the back |
TRANSVERSE PLANE | divides body, upper and lower portions |
SAGITTAL | divides body, left and right sides |
CAUDAL | below another structure |
ASCITES | Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
FLATUS | gas expelled through the anus |
MELENA | Black, tarry stools: feces containing blood |
CROHN DISEASE | Chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
DIVERTICULA | Abnormal side pockets in the intestinal wall |
GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLEX | Solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach |
PANCREATITIS | Inflammation of the pancreas |
HEMOCCULT TEST | A test to determine the presence of blood in feces |
ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY | Sound waves are beamed into the abdomen and recorded |
LIVER SCAN | Radioactive material is injected intravenously and taken up by the liver cells |
1.right hypochondriac region 2.epigastric region 3.left hypochondriac region 4.right lumbar region 5.umbilical region 6.left lumbar region 7.right inguinal region 8.hypogastric region 9.left inguinal region | the 9 abdominal sections from top right to lower left |