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supine
lying face up
anter/o
front
caud/o
tail
cephal/o
head
dist/o
away
dors/o
back
infer/o
below
later/o
side
medi/o
middle
poster/o
behind
proxim/o
near
super/o
above
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belly
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x-rays
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-graphy
recording
-graph
instrument used to record
-logist
someone who studies something
umbilical region
around the navel
lumbar regions
to the RT and LT of the umbilical region
epigastric region
superior (above) to the umbilical
hypochondriac regions
regions RT and LT of the epigastric region
hypogastric
area inferior (below) the umbilical
iliac regions
regions to the RT and LT of the hypogastric region
axial plane
horizontal line that divides the body into superior and interior portions
coronal plane
vertical line separating body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) regions
midsaggital plane
vertical line separating the body into equal RT and LT halves
parasaggital
vertical line dividing body into unequal RT and LT halves
fowler position
semi-sitting position with slight knee elevation
lithotomy position
lying on back with legs raised in stirrups
trendelenberg position
lying on back with body tilted so head is lower than feet
prone position
lying on stomach face down
recumbent
lying down in any position
lateral recumbent
laying down on side
semiprone
prone with one knee up to chest
Fluoroscopy
imaging of moving body structures
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
high strength, computer controlled magnetic fields producing sectional images
nuclear medicine
imaging of internal structures using gamma camera