Word Parts
Is placed a the beginning of a term
What is a prefix?
SOB
What is Shortness of breath?
How is the abdominal cavity divided?
What is four quadrants?
The 2 major cavities in the body
What is dorsal and ventral?
The basic meaning of a term
What is word root?
TID, t.i.d
What is three times a day?
The body is upright and facing forward, with the arms at the side, and palms facing the front
What is Anatomical Position?
This body cavity contains the trachea, esophagus, bronchi, lungs, heart, and major blood vessels.
What is the ?thoracic cavity
Is placed at the end of a term
What is suffix?
Disc, DC, d.c.
What is Discharge, discontinue?
This position is horizontal and divides the body into top half and bottom half
What is transverse?
This body cavity is also called the buccal cavity, contains the teeth and the tongue in the mouth.
What is the oral cavity?
Used t check the meanings of medical words/terms
What is a medical dictionary?
CABG
What is Coronary Artery Bypass Graft?
This planes divides the body into front and back sections
What is frontal plane?
Spaces within the body that contain vital organs.
What are body cavities?
To break it into its word parts to figure out its meaning
What is decoding?
As needed or as necessary
What is PRN?
Body parts toward the point of attachment
what is proximal?
It is divided into 9 regions because it is so large
What is the abdominal region?