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Essentials of Medical Terminology - Ch. 5

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anatomical position   standing erect, arms at side, with head, palms, and feet facing forward  
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major cavities   dorsal & ventral  
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dorsal   back  
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ventral   front  
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subdivision of dorsal cavity   cranial (brain) & spinal (spine) cavities  
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subdivision of ventral cavity   thoracic, abdominal, pelvic cavities  
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diaphragm   major respiratory muscle (sep thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity)  
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abdominal cavity   digestive organs  
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pelvic cavity   reproductive & urinary organs (exclude kidneys & ureters)  
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abdoinopelvic cavity   abdominal & pelvic cavities as one  
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superior/cranial   above; toward the head  
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inferior/caudal   below; toward the lower end of the body or tail  
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anterior/ventral   front surface of the body; belly side of the body  
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posterior/dorsal   back surface of the body  
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medial   toward midline (drawn down the center of the body from top of head to the feet)  
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lateral   away from the midline  
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proximal   nearest point of attachment to the trunk (used primarily describe directions on the arms & legs)  
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proximal (2)   toward the point of origin (used primarily to describe directions pertaining digestive tract, w/ mouth as point of origin)  
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distal   farthest from point of attachment to the trunk; farthest from the point of orign  
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superficial   near the surface of the body  
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deep   away from the surface of the body  
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supine (up)   lying on the back, face up, palms are facing toward the back  
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prone   lying on the abdomen, face down, palms are facing toward the back  
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plantar   sole of the foot  
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dorsum   upper portion of the foot  
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peripheral   away from the center  
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anter/o   front  
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caud/o   tail  
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dors/o   back  
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infer/o   inferior  
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inguin/o   groin  
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phren/o   diaphragm  
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poster/o   posterior  
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proxim/o   near  
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super/o   superior  
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ventr/o   front  
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epigastric   pertaining to upon the stomach  
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hypogastric   pertaining to below the stomach  
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ili/o   hip  
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iliac   pertaining to the hip  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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epi   upon; above  
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-al   pertaining to  
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caudal   pertaining to the tail; toward the tail  
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crani/o   skull  
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cranial   pertaining to the skull  
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inguinal   pertaining to the groin  
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pelvic   pertaining to the pelvis  
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phrenic   pertaining to the diaphragm  
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thorac/o   chest; thorax  
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thoracic   pertaining to the chest  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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