Body Cavities & Positions
This cavity is located near the back of the body.
What is the Dorsal Cavity?
This plane divides the body into front and back halves.
What is the frontal/coronal plane?
Another name for the dorsal side of the body.
What is the posterior?
The abbreviation NPO stands for this.
What is Nothing By Mouth?
The suffix -scopy means this.
What is visual examination?
This cavity is located near the front of the body
What is the ventral cavity?
This plane divides the body into left and right sides but does not make them equal.
What is the sagittal plane?
The combining form for joint.
What is Arthr/o?
This is the term for twice a day.
What is BID?
The prefix ante- means this.
What is before?
In this position, a patient is lying on their side.
What is the lateral position?
This plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
What is the transverse plane?
The term used to describe when you move your arm away from your body.
What is abduction?
What are vital signs, blood pressure and temperature?
The prefix that means "many" or "much" is this.
What is poly-?
This position involves lying on the back with feet in stirrups and knees flexed and separated.
What is the lithotomy position?
Imaginary lines that divide the body into sections are called ___.
What are planes?
The term used for straightening your arm and increasing the angle from your body.
What is extension?
The abbreviation CBC means this.
What is Complete Blood Count?
The suffix -itis means this.
What is inflammation?
This is the term for a position where a patient lies faceup.
What is the supine position?
This plane divides the body into dorsal and ventral cavities.
What is the frontal/coronal plane?
Spaces in the body that contain organs are called this.
What are body cavities?
The acronym CPR stands for this.
What is cardiopulmonary resuscitation?
The prefix that means "upper" or "above".
What is supra-?