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34 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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AP |
Anteroposterior |
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PA |
Posteroanterior |
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LLQ |
Left lower quadrant |
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SUP |
Superior |
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MED |
Medial |
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LAT |
Lateral |
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LUQ |
Left upper quadrant |
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RLQ |
Right lower quadrant |
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RUQ |
Right upper quadrant |
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INF |
Inferior |
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Supine |
Lying on back, facing upward |
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Fowler |
Semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees |
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Prone |
Lying on abdomen, facing downward |
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Lithotomy |
Lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups |
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Caudal |
Tail |
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Bilateral |
Two sides |
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Distal |
Away from body |
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Frontal or Coronal |
Vertical plane passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions |
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Transverse |
Horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions |
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Midsagittal |
Vertical plane passing through the body front to back at the midline, dividing the body equally into left and right halves |
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Sagittal |
Vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides |
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Parasagittal |
Vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides |
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Homeostasis |
The body coming back to a normal state |
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Ventral |
The belly |
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Cephalic |
The head |
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Cystogenic |
Originating in the bladder |
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Systemic |
Pertaining to or affecting the body as a whole |
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Recumbent |
Lying down -any position |
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Cystoplasm |
Cell substance |
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Somatic |
Pertaining to the body |
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Lumbar |
Pertaining to the abdomen segment of the torso |
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Hypogastric |
Of or relating to the lower median abdominal region, inferior to the umbilical region |
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Epigastric |
Lying upon or over the stomach, superior to the umbilical region |
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Trendelenburg |
Lying on the back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet |
