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Abdominopelvic regions
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what are the abdominopelvic quadrants
- right upper
- left upper
- right lower
- left lower
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what are the organs of the right upper quadrant (RUQ)
- right lobe of liver
- part of pancreas
- part of small and large intestine
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what are the organs of the left upper quadrant (LUQ)
- left lobe of liver
- stomach
- spleen
- part of pancreas
- part of small and large intestine
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what are the organs of right lower quadrant (RLQ)
- parts of small and large intestine
- right ovary
- right fallopian tube
- appendix
- right ureter
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what are the organs of left lower quadrant (LLQ)
- parts of small and large intestines
- left ovary
- left fallopian tube
- left ureter
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abdominopelvic quadrants
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cervical refers to what region
neck region
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thoracic refers to what region
chest region
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lumbar refers to what region
waist or flank region
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what is sacral referring to
five bones that are fused to form the sacrum
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what is coccygeal
tailbone composed of four fused pieces
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anatomical divisions of the back
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what is a disc
small pad of cartilage between the vertebrae
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front side of the body
anterior
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back side of the body
posterior
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away from the surface
deep
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on the surface
superficial
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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of the structure
proximal
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far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
distal
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below another structure
inferior
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above another structure
superior
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what are the planes of the body
- frontal/coronal: vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
- sagittal/lateral: lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides
- transverse/ cross sectional/axial: plane running across the body parallel to the ground
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cervic/o
neck (of the body or uterus)
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coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
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ili/o
ilium (of the hip bone)
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pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
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trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
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ventro/o
belly side of the body
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vertebr/o
vertebrae, backbone
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suffixes meaning pertaining to
- -eal
- -iac
- -ior
- -ose: full of
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suffix meaning process, condition
-ism
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suffix meaning bodies
-somes
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suffix meaning picture, classification
-type
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suffix meaning formation
-plasm
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