Medical Terminology Chapter 3

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caudad - correct answer toward the tail (downward)

cephalad - correct answer toward the head (upward)

lateral (lat) - correct answer pertaining to a side

medial (med) - correct answer pertaining to the middle

unilateral - correct answer pertaining to one side

bilateral - correct answer pertaining to two sides

mediolateral - correct answer pertaining to the middle and to the side

distal - correct answer pertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a body part)

proximal - correct answer pertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a body part)

inferior (inf) - correct answer pertaining to below

superior (sup) - correct answer pertaining to above

caudal - correct answer pertaining to the tail

cephalic - correct answer pertaining to the head

anterior (ant) - correct answer pertaining to the front

posterior - correct answer pertaining to the back

dorsal - correct answer pertaining to the back

ventral - correct answer pertaining to the belly (front)

anteroposterior (AP) - correct answer pertaining to the front and to the back

posteroanterior (PA) - correct answer pertaining to the back and to the front

frontal or coronal plane - correct answer vertical field passing through the body from side to side,
dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions

midsagittal plane - correct answer vertical field running through the body from front to back at the
midline, dividing the body equally into right and left halves

parasagittal - correct answer vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body
into unequal left and right sides

sagittal plane - correct answer 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)

transverse plane - correct answer horizontal field dividing the body into superior and inferior portions

Fowler position - correct answer semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees

lithotomy position - correct answer lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups
orthopneic position - correct answer sitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in bed supported by pillows
behind the head and chest

prone position - correct answer lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side)

recumbent position - correct answer lying down in any position

Sims position - correct answer lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn
behind, parallel to the back

supine position - correct answer lying on back, facing upward

Trendelenburg position - correct answer lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the
feet

umbilical region - correct answer around the navel (umbilicus)

lumbar regions - correct answer to the right and left of the umbilical region, near the waist

epigastric region - correct answer superior to the umbilical region, generally above the stomach

iliac regions - correct answer to the right and left of the hypogastric regions

hypochondriac regions - correct answer to the right and left of the epigastric region

hypogastric region - correct answer inferior to the umbilical region

right upper quadrant (RUQ) - correct answer refers to the area encompassing the right lobe of the liver,
the gallbladder, part of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines
left upper quadrant (LUQ) - correct answer refers to the area encompassing the left lobe of the liver, the
stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, and portions of the small and large intestines

right lower quadrant (RLQ) - correct answer refers to the area encompassing portions of the small and
large intestines, the appendix, the right ureter, and the right ovary and uterine tube in women or the
right spermatic duct in men

left lower quadrant (LLQ) - correct answer 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