Med Term - Lesson 2 Word Scramble
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Prefix, Word Root, Suffix | Definition |
anter | front |
caud | tail (downward) |
cephal | head (upward) |
dist | away (from the point of attachment of a body part) |
dors | back |
infer | below |
later | side |
medi | middle |
poster | back; behind |
proxim | near (the point of attachment of a body part) |
super | above |
ventr | belly (front) |
-ad | toward |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ior | pertaining to |
frontal or coronal plane | vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior & posterior portions |
sagittal plane | vertical field passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right & left sides |
transverse plane | horizontal field dividing the body into upper & lower portions |
umbilical region (1) | around the navel (umbilicus) |
epigastric region (1) | directly above the umbilical region |
hypogastric region (1) | directly below the umbilical region |
hypochondriac regions (2) | to the right & left of the epigastric region |
lumbar regions (2) | to the right & left of the umbilical region |
iliac regions (2) | to the right & left of the hypogastric region |
abbreviation for anterior | ant |
abbreviation for anteroposterior | AP |
abbreviation for inferior | inf |
abbreviation for lateral | lat |
abbreviation for medial | med |
abbreviation for posterior | post |
abbreviation for posteroanterior | PA |
abbreviation for superior | sup |
abbreviation for right lower quadrant | RLQ |
abbreviation for left lower quadrant | LLQ |
abbreviation for right upper quadrant | RUQ |
abbreviation for left upper quadrant | LUQ |
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