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44 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Superior
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Above, top of, closer to the head. Sometimes referred to as Cranial
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Inferior
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Below, bottom of, closer to the feet. Sometimes referred to as caudal
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Caudal
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below, bottom of, closer to the feet
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Superior and Inferior
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Can be used to describe the general position on the body, or the position within a specific organ.
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Medial
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towards midline
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lateral
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towards the side, away from midline
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anterior
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front of, on top of, closer to the front surface
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posterior
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back of, underneath, behind, closer to the back surface
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proximal
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closer to the heart
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distal
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away from the heart
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proximal and distal
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most often used to describe vascular structures
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sagittal
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-also called longitudinal
-long axis -LONG |
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Transverse
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-cross section, axial
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Coronal
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-side view
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supine
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-patient is flat on their back,
-this is the ASSUMED POSITION IF NO ANNOTATION IS MADE |
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prone
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patient on stomach
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right lateral decubitus
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patient on right side, (facing scanner) arms over head, knees bent
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left lateral decubitus
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patient on left side (facing away from scanner) arms above head, knees bent
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right posterior oblique
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patient on right side (facing scanner) top leg behind
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left posterior oblique
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patient on left side (facing away from scanner) top leg behind
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RLD
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Right Lateral Decubitus
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LLD
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Left Lateral Decubitus
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RPO
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Right posterior oblique
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LPO
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left posterior oblique
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RAO
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patient on right side, patient is turned 1/2 way toward lying on stomach
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LAO
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Patient on left side (facing away from scanner) 1/2 way toward lying on stomach.
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When prone: In both TRANS and LONG Posterior is...
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at the top of the screen.
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When prone: in both TRANS and LONG Anterior is
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at the bottom of the screen
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Scanning plane A is the....
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Transverse Plane
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Scanning plane B is the
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Coronal plane
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Scanning plane C is the
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Sagittal plane
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In sagittal Prone A is the
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Posterior
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In sagittal prone B is the
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Head
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In sagittal prone C is the
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anterior
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In sagittal prone D is the
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feet
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In transverse prone A is the
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posterior
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In transverse prone B is the
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left
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In transverse prone C is the
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anterior
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In transverse prone D is the
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right
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Scanning plane A is the....
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Transverse Plane
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In LLD Transverse A represents
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Lateral (right)
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In LLD Transverse B represents
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Posterior
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In LLD Transverse C represents
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Medial (left)
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In LLD Transverse D represents
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Anterior
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