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79 Cards in this Set
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epigastric region |
located above the stomach |
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umbilical region |
named for the umbilicus, or navel |
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hypogastric region |
located below the stomach |
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hypochondriac region |
right and left, named for their positions near the ribs, specifically near the cartilages of the ribs |
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lumbar region |
right and left, which are located near the small of the back |
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iliac region |
right and left, named for the upper bone of the hip, the ilium. These regions are also called inguinal regions, which reference to the groin |
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anterior( ventral) |
toward or at the front (belly) of the body |
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posterior ( dorsal) |
toward or at the back (dorsum) of the body |
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medial |
toward the midline of the body |
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lateral |
toward the side of the body |
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proximal |
nearer to the point of attachment or to a given reference point |
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distal |
farther from the point of attachment or from a given reference point |
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superior |
above, in a higher position |
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inferior |
below, in a lower position |
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cranial( cephalad) |
toward the head |
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caudal |
toward the lower end of the spine |
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superficial ( external) |
closer to the surface of the body |
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deep (internal) |
closer to the center of the body |
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head |
cephalic |
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arm |
brachial |
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hand |
manual |
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leg |
crural |
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inner elbow |
antecubital |
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shoulder |
acromial |
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flank |
lateral abdominal |
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calf |
sural |
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crown |
parietal |
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base of skull |
occipital |
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shoulder blade |
scapular |
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small of back |
lumbar |
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back of knee |
popliteal |
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sole of foot |
plantar |
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lying down, specifically according to the part of the body resting on a flat surface, as in left or right lateral decubitus, or dorsal or ventral deceits |
decubitus position |
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on back, with legs bent and separated, feet flat |
dorsal recumbent position |
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on back, head of bed raised about 18 inches, knees elevated, used to ease breathing and for drainage |
fowler position |
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on back with shoulders elevated, legs flexed and thighs at right angles to the abdomen: used to introduce a tube into the urthrea |
jackknife position |
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on knees, head and upper chest on table, arms crossed above head |
knee- chest position |
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on the side with one leg fixed, arm position may very |
lateral recumbent position |
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prone |
lying face down |
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supine |
lying face up |
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lithotomy position |
on back, legs flexed on abdomen, thighs apart |
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sims position |
on left side; right leg down high and forward, left arm along back, chest forward resting on bed |
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peritoneum
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the large serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs in it |
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saggital plane |
separates the body into right and left portions |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cervic/o |
neck |
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thorac/o |
chest. thorax |
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abdomin/o |
abdomen |
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celi/o |
abdomen |
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lapar/o |
abdominal wall |
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lumb/o |
lumbar region, lower back |
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periton, peritone/o |
peritoneum |
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acro |
extremity, end |
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brachi/o |
arm |
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dactyl/o |
finger, toe |
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ped/o |
foot |
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pod/o |
foot |
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circum |
around |
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peri |
aroudn |
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intra |
in, within |
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epi |
on, over |
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extra |
outside |
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infra |
below |
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sub |
below, under
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inter |
between |
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juxta |
near, beside |
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para |
near, beside |
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retro |
behind, backward |
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supra |
above digit |
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a digit |
a finger or a toe |
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epigastrium |
the epigastric region |
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fundus |
the base of body of a hallow organ, the area farthest away from the opening |
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lumen |
the central opening within a tube or hollow organ |
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meatus |
a passage or opening |
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orifice |
the opening of a cavity |
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os |
mouth, any body opening |
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septum |
a wall dividing two cavities |
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sinus |
a cavity, as within a bone |
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sphincter |
a circular muscle that regulates an opening |
