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med term chp 3
medical term for exploring medical language
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anter/o | front |
| caudo | tail (downward) |
| cephalo | head (upward) |
| dist/o | away from the body |
| dors/o | back |
| infer/o | below |
| later/o | side |
| medio | middle |
| poster/o | back, behind |
| proximo | near (the point of attachment) |
| super/o | above |
| ventr/o | belly (front) |
| bi | two |
| uni | one |
| ad | toward |
| ior | pertaining to |
| caudad | toward the tail (downward) |
| cephalad | toward the head (upward) |
| lateral | pertaining to the side |
| medial | pertaining to the middle |
| unilateral | pertaining to one side |
| bilater | pertaining to two sides |
| mediolateral | pertaining to the middle and to the side |
| distal | pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part) |
| proximal | pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part) |
| inferior | pertaining to below |
| superior | pertaining to above |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail |
| cephalic | pertaining to the head |
| anterior | pertaining to the front |
| posterior | pertaining to the back |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back |
| ventral | pertaining to the belly |
| anteroposterior | pertaining to the front and to the back |
| posteroanterior | pertaining to the back and to the front |
| frontal or coronal | vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
| sagittal | vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides |
| midsaggital | divides the body into right and left halves |
| transverse | horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions |
| umbilical region | around navel |
| epigastric | directly above the umbilical region |
| hypogastric region | directly below the umbilical region |
| hypochondriac regions | to the right and left of the epigastric region |
| lumbar regions | to the right and left of the umbilical region |
| iliac regions | to the right and left of the hypogastric region |
| Right upper quadrant (RUQ) | refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver, the gallblader, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the right kidney |
| Left upper quadrant (LUQ) | refers to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, portions of the small and large intestines, and the left kidney |
| Right lower quadrant (RLQ) | refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter and the right ovary and utering tube in woman or the right spermatic duct in men |
| Left lower quadrant (LLQ) | refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and large intestines, the left ureter, and the left ovary and uterine tube in women or the left spermatic duct in men |
| ant | anterior |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| inf | inferior |
| lat | lateral |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| med | medial |
| PA | posteroanterior |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| sup | superior |
Created by:
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