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Directional Terms-U2
Body Planes-Directional-Locating-etc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is MEDIAN or MIDLINE PLANE | Plane running legthwise through the midline running front and back dividing the body into equal right and left halves. |
| What is the SAGITTAL PLANE? | Lengthwise plane PARALLEL to the midline running FRONT TO BACK dividing the body or any part of it into unequal right and left sides or parts |
| What is the Coronal or Frontal Plane? | A lengthwise plane running side to side dividing the body into front and back parts |
| The Transverse and Horizontal Plane is? | A CROSS WISE PLANE DIVIDING THE BODY INTO UPPER and LOWER PARTS |
| What does the directional term SUPERIOR mean? | Toward the HEAD END - TOWARD THE UPPER PART OF THE BODY |
| What does the directional term INFERIOR mean? | Farther away from the head or toward the lower part of the body |
| What does the ANTERIOR or VENTRAL directional term mean? | On the FRONT or ABDOMINAL SIDE OF THE BODY |
| The directional term POSTERIOR or DORSAL refers to what? | BACK SIDE OF THE BODY |
| The directional term PROXIMAL means what? | NEARER A POINT OF REFERENCE, usually the trunk or middle of the body |
| What does DISTAL mean? | Farther away from a point of reference |
| The directional term MEDIAL mean what? | Closer to the midline of the body |
| The directional term LATERAL refers to what? | toward the side of the body or away from the midline |
| The directiobnal term INTERNAL or DEEP refers to what? | INSIDE OF THE BODY |
| The term EXTERNAL or SUPERFICIAL means what? | On or CLOSE to the OUTSIDE OF THE BODY |
| Cephalic or Cranial refers to what? | Head or Head End |
| Caudal refers to what location of the body? | Refers to the TAIL or TAIL END |
| The locating term PALMAR refers to where? | Refers to the FRONT or PALM OF THE HAND |
| The LOCATING term PLANTAR refers to what | To the SOLE or BOTTOM of the FOOT |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia,swelling |
| genesis (-gen) | forming, producing |
| -gram | record, a writing |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oid | resembling |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| - centesis | to puncture in order to aspirate |
| -desis | binding or fixation |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal of |
| -lithotomy | incision for removal of stones |
| -otomy | incision into |
| -pexy | suspension or fixation |
| -plasty | repair or surgical reconstruction of |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid |
| Acrocyanosis | Bluish condition of the extremities |
| Adenoma | Tumor of a gland |
| Adrenomegaly | Enlargement of the adrenal glands |
| -algesia | Pain, sensitivity to pain |
| Analgesia | Take away pain, free from pain |
| Anteroposterior | Passing from the FRONT to the REAR |
| Antipyretic | Against fever, fever reducing |
| Aplasia | Lack of formation or development; usually refers to an organ |
| Arteriosclerosis | Thickening (hardening) of the arteries |
| Arthritis | Inflammation of the joints |
| Cervicofacial | Pertaining to the neck and face |
| Chiroplasty | Surgical repair of the hands |
| Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the gallbladder |
| Cystitis | Bladder Inflammation |
| Cytology | Study of the Cells |
| Cytoscopy | Study of Cells |
| Dacryocystitis | Inflammation of a tear sac |
| Dactyl/o | Digit - Finger - Toe |
| Dermatosis | Skin lesion or rupture |
| Dextr/o | RIGHT |
| Duodenscopy | Inspection of the duodenum with a scope |
| Dyskinesia | Difficult or painful movement |
| Dyspepsia | Indigestion or painful digestion |
| -emia | Pertaining to blood |
| Encephal/o | Pertaining to the brain |
| Encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain |
| Endocarditis | Inflammation of the inside lining of the heart |
| Enteritis | Inflammation of the small intestine |
| GASTRECTASIA (((gaSTR-E-C-Tasia))) | Stretching of the stomach |
| Gastritis | Inflammation of the stomach |
| Gingivolossitis | Inflammation of the gums and tongue |
| Gynecopathy | Any disease of the female reproductive system |
| Hemi-Plegia | Paralysis of one half of the body |
| Hemostasis | To stop or control bleeding |
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