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caud/o
- combining form
- tail
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cephal/o
- combining form
- head
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dist/o
combining form
away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
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proxim/o
combining form
near (the point of attachment of a body part)
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ventr/o
combining form
belly (front)
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dors/o
combining form
back
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super/o
combining form
above
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infer/o
combining form
below
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later/o
combining form
side
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medi/o
combining form
middle
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caudad
toward the tail (downward)
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cephalad
toward the head (upward)
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lateral (lat)
pertaining to a side
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medial (med)
pertaining to the middle
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unilateral
pertaining to one side (only)
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bilateral
pertaining to two sides
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mediolateral
pertaining to the middle and to the side
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distal
pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)
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proximal
pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)
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inferior (inf)
pertaining to below
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superior (sup)
pertaining to above
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caudal
pertaining to the tail (similar to inferior in most instances related to human anatomy)
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cephalic
pertaining to the head
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anterior (ant)
pertaining to the front
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posterior
pertaining to the back
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dorsal
pertaining to the back
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ventral
pertaining to the belly (front)
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anteroposterior (AP)
pertaining to the front and to the back
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posteroanterior
pertaining to the back and to the front
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frontal or coronal
vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
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midsagittal
vertical field running through the body from front to back at the midline, dividing the body equally into right and left halves
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parasagittal
an older term not used as much today, replaced with sagittal
vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides
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sagittal
vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane)
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transverse
horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
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midline
an imaginary line that separates the body or body parts, into halves. Used a a common reference point.
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Fowler position
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
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lithotomy position
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
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orthopnea position
Also called orthopneic position
sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest.
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prone position
lying of abdomen, faced downward (head may be turned to one side)
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recumbent position
lying down in any position
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Sims position
lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
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supine position
lying on back, facing upward
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Trendelenburg position
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
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umbilical region (1)
around the navel (umbilicus)
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lumbar regions (2)
to the right and left of the umbilical region, generally above the stomach
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epigastric region (1)
superior to the umbilical region, generally above the stomach
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hypochondriac regions (2)
to the right and left of the epigastric region
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hypogastric region (1)
inferior to the umbilical region
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iliac regions (2)
also called inguinal regions
to the right and left of the hypogastric region, near the groin
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right upper quadrant (RUQ)
refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines
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left upper quadrant (LUQ)
the word 'left' comes first, make sure to remember that!
refers to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, stomach, spleen, part of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines
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right lower quadrant (RLQ)
refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter, right ovary/uterine tube for women or right spermatic duct in men
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left lower quadrant (LLQ)
the word 'left' comes first, make sure to remember that!
refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the left ureter, left ovary/uterine tube for women or left spermatic duct in men
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