Exam 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants

The abbreviation for the directional term meaning pertaining to above is

The term that means toward the head is

The term that means pertaining to the middle is

The term unilateral means pertaining to

The abbreviation for the medical term meaning pertaining to a side is

A patient lying on their back facing upward would be in what position?

A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal plane) is called

The term that means pertaining to below is

The umbilical region is the area located

The term that means pertaining to the back and to the front is

A patient having both ovaries removed would be scheduled for a _____ oophorectomy.

The definition of the Fowler position is

A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back at the midline dividing the body into right and left halves is the _____ plane.

The combining form meaning middle is

The incision was made at the (pertaining to above) pole of the lesion or the _____ pole.

The term lateral describes movement toward the

The combining form meaning belly (front) is

A vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides is called the _____ plane.

The patient complained of pain inferior to the umbilical region or in the _____ region.