Copy of Lesson 2 Quiz: Directional Terms, Positions, and Imaging

1. The combining form that means below is:

2. The combining form meaning belly (front) is:

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

4. The directional term meaning toward the tail is:

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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.

14. The abbreviation referring to the back and front is:

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

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

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

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

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

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