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35 Cards in this Set
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hypochondriac
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upper right and left region beneath the ribs in the abdominopelvic region.
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eipgastric
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upper middle region above the stomach in the abdominopelvic region.
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lumbar
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middle right and left regions near the waist in the abdominopelvic region.
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umbilical
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central region near the navel in the abdominopelvic region.
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inguinal
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lower right and left regions near the groin (also called iliac regions) in the abdominopelvic region.
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hypogastric
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lower middle region below the umbilical region in the abdominopelvic regions.
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant in abdominopelvic quadrants
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LQU
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left upper quadrant in abdominopelvic quadrants
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant in abdominopelvic quadrants
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant in abdominopelvic quadrants
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cervical
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neck region (C1 to C7) in the division of the back.
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thoracic
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chest region (T1 to T12) in the division of the back
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lumbar
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lion (waist) region (L1 to L5) in the division of the back.
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sacral
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region of the sacrum (S1 to S5) in the division of the back.
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coccygeal
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region of the ccyx (tailbone) in the division of the back.
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vertebra
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a single backbone.
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vertebrae
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backbones.
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spinal column
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bone tissue surrounding the spinal cavity.
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spinal cord
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nervous tissue within the spinal cavity.
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disk (disc)
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a pad of cartilage between vertebrae.
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anterior (ventral)
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front surface of the body. Example: the forehead is on the anterior side of the body.
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posterior (dorsal)
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the back side of the body. Example: the back of the head is posterior (dorsal) to the face.
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Deep
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Away from the surface. Example: the stab wound penetrated deep into the abdomon.
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superficial
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On the surface. Example: superficial veins can be viewed through the skin.
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proximal (close)
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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure. Example: The proximal end of the upper armbone (hemerus) joins with the shoulder bone.
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distal
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far from the point of attachment to the runk or far from the beginning of a structure. Example: At its distal end, the humerus joins with the lower armbones at the elbow.
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inferior
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below another structure. Example: the feet are the inferior part of the body. They are inferior to the knees. The term caudal (pertaining to the tailo, or to the lower portion of the body) also means awy from the head or below another structure.
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superior
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above another structure. Example: the head is superior to the neck. Cephalic (pertaining to the head) also means above another structure.
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medial
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pertaining to the middle or near the medial plane of the body. Example: the inner thigh is medial in relation of the body.
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lateral
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pertaining to the side. Example: the outer thigh is lateral in relagtion to the body.
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supine
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lying on the back. Example: the patient lies supine during an examination of the abdomen. (The face is up in the supine position).
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prone
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lying on the belly. Example: the backbone are examined with the patient in a prone position. (The patient lies on his or her stomach in the prone position.)
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Frontal (coronal) plane
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Vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions. A common chest x-ray view is a PA (posteroanterior--view from back to front) view, which is in the frontal (coronal) plane.
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Sagittal (lateral) plane.
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Lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body structure into right and left sides. The midsagittal plane divides the body into right and left halves. A lateral (side-by-side) chest x-ray film is taken in the sagittal plane.
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Transverse plane (cross-sectional or axial)
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Horizontal plane running across the body to the ground. This cross-sectional plane divides the body or structure into upper and lower portions. A CT (computer tomography) scan is one of a series of x-ray picture taken in the transverse (axial or cross-sectional) plane.
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