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NUR111 - MED TERM > EXAM 2: Medical Terms > Flashcards

EXAM 2: Medical Terms Flashcards

1
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anterior

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FRONTward

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posterior

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BACKward

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lateral

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AWAY from the MIDsagittal

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bilateral

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having TWO sides

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medial

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towards the MIDLINE

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oblique

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slanting, DIAGONAL

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superior (supra)

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situated ABOVE

oriented towards a higher place

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inferior (sub) (infra)

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situated BELOW

the given point of reference

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cephalic

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relating to the HEAD

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caudal

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towards the TAIL, or END of the body

away from the head

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proximal

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NEARER to the point of reference

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distal

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AWAY from the point of reference

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peripheral

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  • pertaining to the outside surface

- occurring away from the center

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transverse

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lying at right angles to the long axis; crosswise

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sagittal

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imaginary line from FRONT to BACK, in the midline body

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upright

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vertical erect

17
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decubitus (position)

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lying down (horizontal)

  • DORSAL d. : lying on the BACK
  • LATERAL d. : lying on the SIDE
  • VENTRAL d. : lying on the STOMACH
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recumbent

A

lie down, leaning backward

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supine

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  • lying on the back, with the face upward
  • a hand/foot position, with the palm or foot facing UPward
  • opposite of prone
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prone

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  • horizontal with the FACE DOWNWARD
  • denoting the hand with the palm turned downward
  • opposite of supine
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rotation

A

gyration of a bone around its central axis

22
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eversion

A

turninbg OUTWARD

23
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flexion

A

movement of a joint that decreases the angle between two adjoining bones

24
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extension

A

stretch

increase an angle between two adjoining joints

25
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internal

A

within / inside

26
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external

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exterior

being on the outside

27
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supination

A

faced UPWARD

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pronation

A

faced DOWNWARD

29
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inversion

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a turning inside out of an organ

30
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adduction

A
  • movement of a limb or eye TOWARD the median plane

- toward the axial line of a limb

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abduction

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  • lateral movement of the limbs AWAY from the median plane of the body
  • outward rotation of the eyes
32
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quadrants of abdomen

A

RLQ
RUQ
LUQ
LLQ

33
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Trendelenbrurg

A

Head is LOW, and

Body and Legs are on an INCLINED plane

34
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lithotomy

A

surgical EXCISION of calculus (stone),

especially on from the uninrary tract

35
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Sims

A 
(a semiprone position)
on LEFT SIDE
Right knee and thigh : DRAWN UP
Left arm: along Pt's BACK
Chest - inclined FORWARD (Pt rests on it)
36
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knee-chest

A

Body is supported by the knees and chest, buttocks raised

37
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Fowler’s

A

HOB raised 90 degrees , knees elevated slightly

38
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semi-Fowler’s

A

HOB raised 45 degrees

NUR111 - MED TERM (12 decks)

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