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Basilic vein
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The major arm vein running along the medial elbow (with palm facing forward) toward the pinky finger
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Which blood vessel is thinner walled? Vein or artery?
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Vein
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Which needle has the largest bore/lumen?
21 gauge 23 gauge 25 gauge |
21 gauge |
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How does the antiseptic Chlorhexidine Gluconate kill bacteria?
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Kills cells through electrostatic interaction with bacterial cell walls
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What is the ideal angle of attack when inserting a needle into a vein?
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15 degrees
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Extravasation means
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Injection of dose outside the vein
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"Normal saline" contains how much percentage of sodium chloride?
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0.9%
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Once the IV catheter is removed from the arm (post-injection), it should be disposed of in the _____ trash
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Hot, non-sharps trash
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How do you know if you've inserted the needle into an artery instead of a vein?
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Excessive bleeding at the site of IV insertion
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What is the preferred injection site?
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Anticubital fossa
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What type of kit would be used for bone scans?
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MDP
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What is the scientific term for a kidney scan? What kits could you use?
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Renograms require DTPA or MAG3
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What type of kit would be used for liver/spleen scans?
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Sulfur colloid
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What type of kit would be used to check for blood perfusion in lungs or pulmonary emboli?
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MAA
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What type of kit would be used for cardiac scans?
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Myoview (Tetrofosmin)
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A filled evacuated vile is known as what?
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Eluate
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What does TLC (in regards to eluates) stand for?
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Thin-layer chromatography
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Sphygmomanometer
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The instrument used to check BP
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A patient is about to get a kidney scan; you should ask the patient if he/she is taking what kind of medication? What is the suffix associated with these medications?
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ACE inhibitors--pril
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A patient who is about to get a cardiac test should stay off of what kind of medication? For at least how long? What is the suffix associated with these medications?
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Beta blockers. 48 hours
--lol |
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Brain scans require a derivative of either of which two medications?
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Dopamine & norepinephrine
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Patients who have fluid retention problems must urinate prior to their kidney scans. What medication is given to induce urination?
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Furosemide (Lasix)
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What is the scientific term for a stroke?
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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
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The tip to "act F A S T" applies to what medical emergency? What does this stand for?
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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Facial drooping Arm numbness Slurred speech Time (record when patient was last well) |
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What is the standard size for foley catheters?
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16 French
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What are the 3 primary ways to obtain radioactive tracers?
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Nuclear reactors (out of U.S.)
Cyclotron (Nearby) Moly/Tech GeneratorMo/TcMolybdenum Technetium |
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What are the two parts of a lung scan? What radioactive tracers are associated with each part and what does each test check for?
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VQ: ventilation & perfusion
Ventilation = DTPA, patient breaths in for about 4-5 mins to check the airspace of lungs Perfusion = MAA, inject radioactive tracers to make sure the lungs vessels are getting blood |
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In a cardiac scan, an EF percentage is generated. What does this stand for and what does it represent? What percentage is considered normal?
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Ejection fraction. The percentage of blood leaving the heart each time it contracts.
Any value 50% or greater is considered normal. |
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Aorta
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The major vessel in the heart that feeds blood all the way down to the feet.
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A represents which anatomical plane?
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Coronal plane
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B represents which anatomical plane?
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Saggital plane
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C represents which anatomical plane?
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Transverse (axial) plane
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Which of the heart's ventricles is thinner walled? What is this ventricle responsible for?
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Right ventricle pumps blood to lungs
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Which of the heart's ventricles is thicker walled and the focus of NM tests? What is this ventricle responsible for?
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Left ventricle pumps blood to the rest of the body
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What view is depicted on the left?
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Short axis view
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What view is depicted in the middle?
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Vertical long axis view
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What view is depicted on the right?
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Horizontal long axis view
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Which wave of the cardiac cycle is depicted by #3?
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P wave - atrial depolarization, resulting in atrial contraction.
The SA (sinoatrial node) fires to initiate the cardiac cycle. |
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Which wave of the cardiac cycle is depicted by #1?
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QRS wave/complex - ventricular contraction. The AV node sends electrical impulse, which travels down Purkinje fibers initiating ventricles to contract. SA node is repolarizing at this time |
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Which wave of the cardiac cycle is depicted by #2?
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T (recovery) wave - ventricular repolarization
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Cephalic vein
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Arm vein running on lateral side of arm, radiating toward the thumb
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What does PET stand for?
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Positron Emission Tomography
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In the perfusion (Q) portion of the VQ lunch scan, when administering the radioactive tracer, Tc-MAA, a NM tech should avoid doing what? Why?
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Avoid "rinsing" the syringe with blood. Such drawback will cause small spots to appear on the scan.
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Name this lung view
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Posterior
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Name this lung view
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Anterior
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Name this lung view
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Right posterior oblique (RPO)
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Name this lung view
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Left posterior oblique (LPO)
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Name this lung view
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Right anterior oblique (RAO)
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Name this lung view
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Left anterior oblique (LAO)
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Name this lung view
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Left lateral
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Name this lung view
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Right lateral
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A patient who is about to get a cardiac test should stay off of _________ for at least 24 hours.
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Caffeine
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Cardiac patients should fast for __ - __ hours prior to appointment time due to the stress test.
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4-6 hours
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Uptake time
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The time (in minutes) between injection time and the nuclear medicine part of the study.
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sub--
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Under |
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epi--
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Above |
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1 represents which quadrant? What organs are contained in this quadrant?
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Right upper quadrant (RUQ)
Right lobe of liver Gallbladder Part of pancreas Parts of small and large intestine |
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2 represents which quadrant? What organs are contained in this quadrant?
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Left upper quadrant (LUQ)
Left lobe of liver Stomach Spleen Part of pancreas Parts of small and large intestine |
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3 represents which quadrant? What organs are contained in this quadrant?
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Right lower quadrant (RLQ)
Parts of small and large intestine Right ovary Right uterine tube Appendix Right ureter |
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4 represents which quadrant? What organs are contained in this quadrant?
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Left lower quadrant (LLQ)
Part of small and large intestine Left ovary Left uterine tube Left ureter |
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A represents which region?
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Right hypochondriac region
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B represents which region?
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Right lumbar region
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C represents which region?
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Right inguinal (iliac) region
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D represents which region?
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Epigastric region
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E represents which region?
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Umbilical region
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F represents which region?
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Hypogastric region: bladder, genitals, etc.
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G represents which region?
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Left hypochondriac region
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H represents which region?
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Left lumbar region
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I represents which region?
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Left inguinal (iliac) region
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1 represents which body cavity? What organs are contained inside?
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Cranial cavity: brain & pituitary
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2 represents which body cavity?
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Dorsal cavity
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3 represents which body cavity? What organs are contained inside?
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Vertebral canal, spinal cavity
nerves of the spinal cord |
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4 represents which body cavity?
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Thoracic cavity
lungs heart esophagus trachea bronchial tubes thymus gland aorta |
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5 is pointing to what? What does this do?
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Diaphragm, muscular wall dividing the thoracic and abdominal cavities
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6 represents which body cavity? What organs are contained inside?
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Abdominal cavity
stomach small & large intestines spleen liver gallbladder pancreas |
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7 represents which body cavity? What organs are contained inside?
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Pelvic cavity
urinary bladder urethra ureters uterus and vagina (in female) |
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1 represents what? What does this contain?
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Mediastinum, The area between the lungs that contain lymph nodes, trachea, & aorta
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2 represents what?
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Pleural cavity, Space between the pleural membranes surrounding each lung & the heart
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3 represents what?
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Pericardial cavity
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4 represents what?
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Diaphragm, muscular wall dividing the thoracic and abdominal cavities
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Surfactant
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A sticky liquid in between the 2 layers of the pleura, which allows sliding.
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What is the pleura? What are its two layers?
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Double layered membrane surrounding lungs, heart.
Visceral layer: layer closest to the organ (e.g. pericardial layer of heart) Parietal layer: layer further from organ |
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What is the difference between ilium and ileum?
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Ilium is part of the pelvis, whereas ileum is part of the small intestine
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What is the divider of the four quadrants of the body?
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Umbilicus or bellybutton
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What does the positional term anterior mean? What is another word for it?
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Ventral.
Pertaining to the front (belly side) of the body. |
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What does the positional term deep mean?
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Away from the surface |
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What does the positional term distal mean?
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Far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure
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What does the positional term inferior mean? What is another word for it?
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Caudal.
Below another structure |
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What does the positional term posterior mean? What is another word for it?
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Dorsal.
Pertaining to the back of the body. |
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Prone
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Lying on the belly (face down, palm down)
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What does the positional term proximal mean?
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Near the point of attachment to the trunk of near the beginning of a structure.
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What does the positional term superficial mean?
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On the surface.
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What does the positional term superior mean? What is another word for it?
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Cephalic.
Above another structure. |
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Supine
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Lying on the back (face up, palm up)
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Name the walls of the heart (1-8) Name the walls of the heart (1-8)
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1. Anterior wall
2. Inferior wall (sits atop diaphragm) 3. Septal wall 4. Lateral wall 5. Anterior wall 6. Septal wall 7. Lateral wall 8. Inferior wall (sits atop diaphragm) |
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Ischemic
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Lacking blood flow (therefore, oxygen)
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