PLANES
CAVITIES
DIRECTIONS
REGIONS
QUADRANTS
Radiographic Procedures
100
An imaginary line drawn through the body which separates it into sections.
BODY PLANE
100
A long continuous cavity that is located on the back (or posterior) of the body, divided into two sections
DORSAL
100
Body parts close to the point of reference
PROXIMAL
100
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HYPOGASTRIC
100
#1
RUQ
100
This is used as a radiographic contrast medium
What is Barium?
200
Divides the body into right and left sides
SAGITTAL OR MIDSAGITTAL
200
CONTAINS THE ESOPHAGUS, TRACHEA, BRONCHI, LUNGS, HEART, AND LARGE BLOOD VESSELS
THORACIC
200
Body parts away from the point of reference
DISTAL
200
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RIGHT LUMBAR
200
#2
LUQ
200
This term describes the application of a statistical method to a biological fact
What is Biometry?
300
Divides the body into front and back section
FRONTAL
300
LOWER ABDOMINAL CAVITY
PELVIC CAVITY
300
Body parts located away from the midline or middle of the body
LATERAL
300
#3
LEFT HYPOCHONDRIAC
300
#3
RLQ
300
Procedure that uses nonionizing radiation to view the body in a cross sectional view.
What is an MRI?
400
Divides the body into sections above and below the midline.
TRANSVERSE
400
Away from the head , also known as caudad of caudal
What is inferior?
400
Body parts located near the middle or midline of the body
MEDIAL
400
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UMBILICAL
400
#4
LLQ
400
This term describes the photoelectric process of radiographs
What is Xeroradiography? Or X-Ray
500
The frontal plane is sometimes called the...
CORONAL PLANE
500
THE DORSAL CAVITY IS MADE UP OF WHICH 2 CAVITIES?
CRANIAL AND SPINAL
500
The frontal plane divides the body into “?” and “?” regions.
ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR
500
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LEFT ILIAC
500
WHICH QUADRANT CONTAINS THE LIVER, RIGHT KIDNEY, GALLBLADDER, PARTS OF SMALL AND LARGE INTESTINES
RUQ
500
This procedures allows viewing of a single plane of the body, by blurring out all but that particular level.
What is Tomography?