Position vs Projection and Medical Terms

Identify the following position

Left anterior oblique

Prefix meaning one

Uni

The plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts is the _________ plane

Coronal

The skull is _____ to the neck

Superior

Turning the hand palm up is called ______

Supination

Word root for belly

Ventr

Assuming anatomic position, which of the following anatomy is proximal to the knee?

Hip

Assuming anatomic position, your thumb is ____ to your middle finger

Lateral

Turning the hand palm down is called

Pronation

If a particular body part is farther away from the midline than another body part, it is said to be ______ to the other part. Example: THe shoulder is ____ to the neck.

Distal

Identify the following position

prone

An arm or leg bent toward the body (decreasing the angle between the part and the the body) is said to be in ________

Flexion

Any “lying down” position is called a ________ position

Recumbent

If the x-ray tube is pointed superiorly, toward the patient’s head, it is said to have a ______ angulation

Cephalic

Identify the following position

Left posterior oblique

The patient is lying with one side of her body closer to the table or image receptor at an angle between 0 degrees and 90 degrees. This patient is in a(n) _______ position

Oblique

A plane taken at right angles along any point of the longitudinal axis of the body is a ______ plane

Transverse (axial or horizontal)

The patient lying recumbent and the x-ray beam is pointed towards the patient in a horizontal direction, meaning the x-ray beam is parallel to the floor. This position is known as the ______ position

Decubitus

Word root meaning side

Later

You are laying on your back, facing the ceiling. Your body position is called ________

Supine

Another name for the sole of your foot is the ______ surface

Plantar

Suffix meaning Pertaining to is -ad

False

The plane that divides the body into left and right parts is the ______ plane

Saggital

Your patient is standing. You would state that your patient’s position is ______

Erect

The forearm is ____ to the hand

Proximal

You are lying down flat on your abdomen (face down), Your body position is called ______

Prone

If that same x-ray tube is pointed inferiorly, toward the patient’s tail end or feet, it is said to have a _______ angulation

Caudal

Identify the following position

LPO (left posterior oblique)

Pertaining to the back

Posterior

Turning the hand palm up is called

Supination

The word root Caud means

Towards the tail, down, downward