NUR 1024 Critical Thinking in Nursing / NUR 1024 EXAM 1 - SPRING 2022

NUR 1024 EXAM 1

Medial

- Toward the midline of the body


Lateral

- Away from the midline of the body


Proximal

- Closer to the origin of the body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk


Distal

- farther from the origin of a body part or the point of attachment of a limb to the body trunk


Transverse

- Divides body into upper and lower parts


Cephalad (cranial)

- toward the head (upward)


Caudad (caudal)

- towards the feet


Ventral

- Toward the belly

, Dorsal

- toward the back


Median (midsagittal) plane

- sagittal plane that lies exactly in the midline


Frontal (coronal) plane

- vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions


Horizontal (Transverse) Plane

- Any plane dividing the body into superior and inferior portions.


Body Cavities

- Protect, separate, and support internal organs


Four Quadrants of the Body

- right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), left
lower quadrant (LLQ)


Endoscopy

- Visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope.
- Instrument and procedure name from organ or cavity examined.
- Used for biopsy, coagulation, and fluid aspiration.


Radiography

- Ionizing radiation waves (x-rays) pass through the body onto a photographic film to produce
an image of internal structures. Radiopaque dye may be required for radiography of soft
tissue.