Kettering Study Guide: Procedures 1.

P

100

refers to the parts or structures toward the front of the body. 

anterior or ventral

200

refers to the parts or structures toward the back of the body

posterior or dorsal

300

refers to the parts or structures toward the head. 

cephalad, cranial, superior

400

refers to the parts or structures toward the feet

caudal, caudad, inferior. 

500

refers to the parts or structures toward the center, midline, or trunk 

proximal

P

100

refers to the parts or structures away from the center, midline, or trunk

distal

200

refers to the parts or structures toward the middle of a part or toward the median plane of the body

medial

300

refers to parts or structures away from the middle of a part or away from the median plane of the body. 

lateral

400

refers to the movement of parts toward the median plane or toward the axial line of a limb

adduction

500

refers to the movement of parts away from the median plane or from the axial line of a limb

abduction

P

100

posterior portion of the foot (bottom)

plantar

200

anterior surface of the hand

palmar

300

placing palm down

pronate

400

placing palm up

supinate

500

decreasing the angle of a joint

flexion

P

100

increasing the angle of a joint

extension

200

internal and external stress applied to the joint

inversion/eversion

300

refers to the movement of a part around its axis

rotation

400

divides the body into equal right and left sections

midsagittal plane

500

divides the body into unequal right and left halves

sagittal plane

P

100

divides the body into equal anterior and posterior sections

midcoronal plane

200

divides the body into unequal anterior and posterior sections

coronal plane

300

divides the body into inferior and superior sections 

transverse or horizontal plane

400

Who invented x-ray, and when was it invented? 

Wilhelm roentgen, November 8th 1895

500

What was the first x-ray image ever recorded? 

Wilhelm roentgens wife's left hand.