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25 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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forward or front part of the body or organ
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anterior
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back part of a body or organ
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posterior
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parts away from the head of the body
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caudad
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parts toward the head of the body
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cephalad
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nearer the head or situated above
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superior
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nearer the feet or situated below
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inferior
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midarea or main part of an organ
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central
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parts at or near the surface, edge, or outside of another body part
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peripheral
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parts toward the median plane of the body or toward the middle of another body part
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medial
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parts away from the median plane of the body or away from the middle of another body part to the right or left
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lateral
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parts near the skin or surface
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superficial
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parts far from the surface
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deep
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parts farthest from the point of attachment, point of reference, origin, or beginning;
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distal
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parts nearer the point of attachent, point of reference, origin, or beginning
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proximal
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parts outside and organ or on the outside of the body
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external
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parts within or on the inside of an organ
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internal
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the wall or lining of a body cavity
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parietal
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refers to the covering of an organ
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visceral
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part or parts on the opposite side of the body
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ipsilateral
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part or parts on the opposite side of the body
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contralateral
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palmar
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palm of the hand
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plantar
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sole of the foot
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dorsum
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top or anterior surface of the foot or to the back or posterior of the hand
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Four positioning terms most commonly used in radiology
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projection, position, view, method
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Path of the central ray as it exits the xray tube and goes through the patient to the IR
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projection
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