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47 Cards in this Set
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Anter(o)
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Front |
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Caud(o)
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Tail, downward |
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Cephal(o) |
Head, upward
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Dist(o)
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Away from |
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Dors(o)
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Back
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Infer(o)
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Below |
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Later(o)
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Side |
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Medi(o) |
Middle |
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Poster(o) |
Back, Behind |
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Proxim(o) |
Near, Proximate |
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Super(o)
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Ventr(o)
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Front, belly |
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Anterior and Ventral are used when referring to :
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The front of the body. ( Kneecap) |
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Posterior and dorsal are used when referring to : |
The back of the body. ( Shoulder blades ) |
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Cephalad and superior are used when referring to :
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" Above the waistline " ( Hands) |
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Caudal and Inferior are used referring to :
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" Below the waistline " ( Feet ) |
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Lateral is used when referring to : |
"Sides of the body" ( Little toe is on the side of the foot)
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Medial is used when referring to "
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The middle of the body. ( Middle toe is medial side of the foot)
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Proximal is used when referring to:
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" Closest " Center of the body or point of attachment. ( The proximal end of the femur joins the pelvic bone.) |
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Distal is used when referring to:
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" Farthest ". Outer part of the body or away from the point of attachment or orgin. ( Hand is located at distal end of forearm.) |
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Superficial is used when referring to :
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" On the surface" or " shallow ". ( Skin is superficial to the muscled. ) |
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Intermediate is referring to :
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" Between" or " Middle place". The abdominal muscles are intermediate between the small intestines and the skin. |
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Deep refers to:
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" Farther away from the surface" ( Abdominal muscles are deep to the skin. |
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Unilateral refers to : |
Located " On only one side of the body" ( Liver, or stomach )
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Bilateral refers to :
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Located " On both sides of the body" ( arms, legs, eyes, kidneys.) |
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Ipsilateral refers to :
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Located " On the same side of the body." ( Right ear and eye )
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Contralateral refers to :
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What are the 3 BASIC anatomical planes?
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Sagittal, Frontal ( Coronal ), Transverse
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The Frontal ( Coronal ) Plane divides :
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The body from front and back ( anterior and posterior ) |
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The Sagittal Plane divides :
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The Transverse Plane divides:
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Which planes are A, B, and C?
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B. Sagittal Plane C. Transverse Plane |
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What are body cavities?
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They are fluid-filled spaces that contain the internal, visceral or splanchnic body organs. |
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What are the two major closed cavities of the human body?
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The Dorsal and Ventral body cavities. |
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The Dorsal body cavity is located where and contains what?
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Posterior Region The cranial cavity and spinal cavity. |
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The Ventral body cavity is located where and contains what/
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Anterior Region The Thoracic Chest cavity, The Abdominopelvic Cavity. |
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What are examples of smaller cavities?:
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Nasal cavity, Oral cavity, Orbital cavities, Synovial cavities, Tympanic cavities. |
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What are body REGIONS?
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Body regions are areas of the body that perform special functions or are supplied by specific blood or nerve cells. |
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The abdominal area is divided into how many regions?
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9 |
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Right Upper Quadrant ( gallbladder, liver) pain and tenderness is common in clients with:
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Left Upper Quadrant ( Stomach, pancreas, spleen, left portion of liver), pain and tenderness is common in clients with :
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Right Lower Quadrant ( Appendix, upper portion of colon, right ovary, right ureter, Fallopian tube) pain and tenderness is common in clients with :
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Appendicitis.
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Left Lower Quadrant ( Left ovary, left ureter, left fallopian tube ) pain and tenderness is common in clients with :
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The spinal column is divided into how many regions?
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5 |
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What are the spinal column regions?:
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T - Thoracic ( T1 - T12 or D1 - D12) L - Lumbar ( L1 - L5 ) S - Sacral Region ( S1 - S5) Coccygeal Region - the coccyx ( tailbone) |
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