Lesson 2 Quiz: Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging

The combining form that means below is:

The combining form meaning belly (front) is:

The word part that completes the medical term anter/o/______/al, meaning pertaining to the front and the side is:

The directional term meaning toward the tail is:

The diagnostic imaging procedure using high-strength, computer-controlled magnetic fields to produce a series of sectional images is particularly effective in visualizing soft tissues, such s the brain, spinal cord, nerves, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

The directional term meaning pertaining to near (the point of attachment) is:

The directional term meaning pertaining to the front and above is:

The directional term meaning pertaining to the middle and the side is:

The directional term meaning pertaining to the back, behind is:

The anatomical plane denoting the horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions is the:

The abdominopelvic region(s) around the navel is (are) the _____ region(s).

The abdominopelvic region(s) to the right and left of the epigastric region is (are) the _____ region(s).

The patient’s computed process of recording slices scans revealed changes in both lungs with ground-glass opacities consistent with a diagnosis of COVID-19.

The abbreviation referring to the back and front is:

A 40-year-old woman came to the emergency department with a 4-hour history of RUQ or _____ quadrant abdominal pain.

The drainage catheter is placed over the right _____ (pertaining to the front) pelvis.

The incision was made at the _____ (pertaining to above) pole of the lesion.

The patient complained of _____________ (superior to the umbilical region) pain.

The patient was placed in the Trendelenburg position, meaning he was lying:

A patient lying on his abdomen facing downward for a spinal procedure would be in what position?