Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants

Posteroanterior

Posteroanterior

________ means pertaining to the back and to the front.

Anteroposterior

________ means pertaining to the front and back.

Posterior

________ means pertaining to the back.

Anterior

________ means pertaining to the front.

Caudad

Bilateral means pertaining to two sides. ________ means towards the tail.

Caudal

________ means pertaining to the tail.

Dorsal

________ means pertaining to the back.

Bi

________ means two.

Cephalad

Caudal means pertaining to the tail. ________ means towards the head.

Orthopnea position

________ means sitting upright in a chair or in a bed supported by pillows behind the back.

Trendelenburg Position

________ means lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet.

Fowler position

________ means simi- sitting position with slight elevation of the knees.

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.

Anter o

________ means front.