Chapter 2

  1. Anterior or Ventral

    Front or Back
    Front
  2. Posterior or Dorsal

    Front or Back
    Back
  3. Coronal Plane or Frontal Plane
    A vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections
  4. AP
    anteroposterior direction involves moving from outside the body through the anterior section and then through the posterior section
  5. PA
    posteroanterior direction involves moving from outside the body through the posterior section and then through the anterior section
  6. Divides body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections
    Transverse Plane/Axial Plane
  7. Moving superiorly toward head
    Cephalad
  8. Moving inferiorly toward toe
    Caudad
  9. A vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections
    Sagittal plane
  10. Divide right and left equally
    Midsagittal
  11. From side toward midline
    Medial, Medially
  12. From midline toward side
    Lateral, laterally
  13. This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
    Coronal
  14. Moving from the trunk of the body toward the end of a limb (arm or leg)
    Distal
  15. Moving from the end of a limb toward the trunk of the body
    Proximal, Proximally
  16. The 3 planes
    • -Coronal-vertical plane that divides the body into front and back sections
    • -Transverse-a horizontal plane that divides the body into top and bottom sections
    • -Sagittal-a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left sections
  17. 6 cavities
    • -Cranial
    • -Thoracic
    • -Adbominal
    • -Abdominopelvic
    • -Spinal
    • -pelvic
  18. Organs within cranial cavity
    • -brain
    • -cranial nerves
    • -related tissue
  19. Organs within Thoracic Cavity
    • -lungs
    • -trachea
    • -esophagus
    • -heart
    • -diaphragm
  20. Organs within the abdominal cavity
    • -stomach
    • -intestines
    • -liver
    • -gallbladder
    • -pancreas
    • -kidneys
    • -adrenal glands
  21. Organs within the pelvic cavity
    • -reproductive organs
    • -bladder
    • -pelvic colon
    • -rectum
  22. Cavity inclusive of the ventral cavity
    • -thoracic
    • -abdominal
    • -abdominopelvic
  23. Cavity inclusive of dorsal cavity
    • -spinal
    • -pelvic
  24. 5 body positions
    • -supine
    • -prone
    • -Fowlers
    • -Trendelenburg
    • -reverse Trendelenburg
  25. Fowler's
    Sitting up, varying degrees of fowlers
  26. Supine
    Face up
  27. Prone
    Face Down
  28. Trendelenburg
    head down, head higher than feet
  29. Acute vs. Chronic
    • -Acute=sudden onset, short duration
    • -Chronic=long, lingering
  30. Exacerbations vs. Remission
    • exacerb/o=increase, provoke
    • remiss/o=sendback
  31. Sequela
    a condition which is the consequence of a previous disease or injury
  32. A term that indicates a disease that does not respond well to treatment
    • Refractory
    • re- again and agin
    • -fract/o- break up
    • -ory- having the function of
  33. The predicted outcome of a disease is known as the
    • prognosis
    • pro-before
    • gnos/o-knowledge
    • osis-condition
  34. Infant is born with cerebal palsy from a decrease of O2 to his brain in utero during development, is categorized as
    • Congenital
    • congenit/o-present at birth
  35. Neoplastic
    • conditions that cause tumor growth both benign and malignant
    • neo-new
    • plast/o-growth, formation
  36. A word that describes disease or condition caused by medicine or treatment given to a patient
    • Iatrogenic
    • iatr/o-physician or medical treatment
    • gen/o-arising from
  37. Denoting a disease of unknown cause
    • Idiopathic
    • idi/o-unknown
    • path/o-disease
  38. Healthcare acquired infection
    • Hai (aka:nosocomial)
    • nosocomi/o=hospital
  39. Reduction
    realignment of broken bone
  40. Resection
    To surgically remove
  41. Excise
    To remove by cutting
  42. Suffix

    -ostomy
    surgical creation of an artificial opening
  43. Suffix

    -otomy
    surgical incision
  44. Suffix

    -ectomy
    surgical excision (removal)
  45. Suffix

    -plasty
    process of re-shaping surgically
  46. Suffix

    -rrhapy
    Process of suturing
  47. Combining Form

    inspect/o
    • looking at
    • inspection
  48. Combining Form

    papat/o
    • touching, feeling
    • palpation
  49. Combining Form

    percuss/o
    • tapping
    • percussion
  50. Combining Form

    auscult/o
    • listening
    • auscultation
  51. Abbreviations

    ADL
    activities of daily living
  52. Abbreviations

    A&P
    • ausculation & percussion
    • anatomy & physiology
  53. Abbreviations

    AP
    anteroposterior
  54. Abbreviations

    BP
    blood pressure
  55. Abbreviations

    BX
    biopsy
  56. Abbreviations

    Cauti
    catheter-associated urinary tract infection
  57. Abbreviations

    clabsi
    central line associated bloodstream infection
  58. Abbreviations

    CT
    computerized tomography
  59. Abbreviations

    D/C, DC
    • discontinue
    • discharge
  60. Abbreviations

    Dx
    Diagnosis
  61. Abbreviations

    EHR
    electronic health record
  62. Abbreviations

    EMR
    electronic medical record
  63. Abbreviations

    ETOH
    ethanol (alcohol)
  64. Abbreviations

    SSI
    surgical site infection
  65. Abbreviations

    VAP
    ventilator associated pneumonia
  66. AC
    before meals
  67. PC
    after meals
  68. PRN
    as needed
  69. HS
    at bedtime
  70. PO
    by mouth
  71. PR
    per rectum
  72. SL
    sublingual
  73. Parenteral

    IM
    IV
    SQ
    ID
    • IM-intramuscular
    • IV-intravenous
    • SQ-subcutaneous
    • ID-intradermal
  74. Identify the meaning of: A guide pin was inserted to a point 3mm anterior to the cortex
    in front of the cortex
  75. Identify the meaning of: The lungs are lateral to the heart
    further from the midline than the heart
  76. Identify the meaning of: A guide pin was inserted to a point 3mm proximal to the cortex
    Closer to the midline than the cortex
  77. Identify the meaning: A cerebral hemorrhage in the right hemisphere will result in contralateral neurological deficits
    On left side of the body
  78. The groin area is often referred to as the _______area
    inguinal
  79. The cheek area is often referred to as the _________area
    buccal
  80. The predicted outcome of a disease is known as
    prognosis
  81. A stethoscope would perform the part of the physical examination known as________.
    Ausculatation
Author
Stephevette
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353350
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Chapter 2
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The Body in Health
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