Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants

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Posteroanterior
________ means pertaining to the back and to the front.
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Anteroposterior
________ means pertaining to the front and back.
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Posterior
________ means pertaining to the back.
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Anterior
________ means pertaining to the front.
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Caudad
Bilateral means pertaining to two sides. ________ means towards the tail.
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Caudal
________ means pertaining to the tail.
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Dorsal
________ means pertaining to the back.
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Bi
________ means two.
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Cephalad
Caudal means pertaining to the tail. ________ means towards the head.
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Orthopnea position
________ means sitting upright in a chair or in a bed supported by pillows behind the back.
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Trendelenburg Position
________ means lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet.
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Fowler position
________ means simi- sitting position with slight elevation of the knees.
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Lithotomy position
________ means lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted (away from body) and externally rotated.
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Anter o
________ means front.