Planes and Positions
This position/direction means at or on the "side"
What is Lateral
Pinpoint bleeding under the skin
what is petechia (petechiae)
Substance capable of triggering an immune response
What is antigen
A blood clot (usually attached to a diseased vessel)
what is thrombus
a root word for skin
what is dermat/o or cutane/o
These positions are: 1. laying flat with face down on your belly and 2. laying flat on your spine with face up
What is 1. prone and 2. supine
excessive loss of blood, profuse bleeding
what is hemorrhage
what is antibody
pertaining to breaking down (or dissolving) a clot
what is thrombolytic
A small bump (circumscribed elevation)
what is papule
This vertical plane divides the body into right and left portions
What is sagittal plane
pertaining to stopping the flow of blood
what is hemostatic
A disease of unknown cause/etiology
what is idiopathic
A complete obstruction (as in a blocked coronary artery)
what is occlusion
A small sac containing fluid
what is vesicle
This horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions
what is transverse plane
percentage of red blood cells in the blood
what is hematocrit
this term means white (blood) cell
what is leukocyte
Substance that prevents clotting
what is anticoagulant
Bubble like structure filled with fluid, a large blister
what is a bulla
This vertical plane divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
What is coronal plane
A larger bruise, from the Greek to pour out
what is ecchymosis
floating spleen, displacement of the spleen
what is splenectopy
the 2 main types of strokes (impaired cerebral circulation)
What are 1. hemorrhagic stroke and 2. ischemic stroke
A small flat spot/patch of discoloration on the skin
what is macule