NURS 201 MIDTERM FLASHCARD EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

NURS 201 MIDTERM FLASHCARD
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025

 anter/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSfront

 caud/o - CORRECT-ANSWERStail (downward)

 cephal/o - CORRECT-ANSWERShead (upward)

 dist/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSaway (from the point of attachment)

 dors/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSback

 infer/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSbelow

 later/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSside

 medi/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSmiddle

 poster/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSback, behind

 proxim/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSnear (the point of attachment)

 super/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSabove

 ventr/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSbelly (front)

 radi/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSx-rays, ionizing radiation

 son/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSsound

 tom/o - CORRECT-ANSWERSto cut, section, or slice

 bi- - CORRECT-ANSWERStwo

 uni- - CORRECT-ANSWERSone

 -ad - CORRECT-ANSWERStoward

 -al - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to

, -gram - CORRECT-ANSWERSthe record, radiographic image

 -graph - CORRECT-ANSWERSinstrument used to record, the record

 -graphy - CORRECT-ANSWERSprocess of recording, radiographic imaging

 -ic - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to

 -ior - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to

 -logist - CORRECT-ANSWERSone who studies and treats (specialist, physician)

 -logy - CORRECT-ANSWERSstudy of

 caudad - CORRECT-ANSWERStoward the tail (or the inferior portion of the trunk;

downward)

 cephalad - CORRECT-ANSWERStoward the head (upward)

 lateral (lat) - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the side

 medial (med) - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the middle

 unilateral - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to one side (only)

 bilateral - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to two sides

 mediolateral - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the middle and to the side

 distal - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to away (from the point of attachment of a

body part)

 proximal - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to near (to the point of attachment of a

body part)

 inferior - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to below

 superior (sup) - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to above

 caudal - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the tail (synonymous with inferior in

human anatomy when specifying location in the trunk of the body)

, cephalic - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the head

 posterior - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the back

 anterior (ant) - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the front

 dorsal - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the back

 ventral - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the belly (front)

 anteroposterior (AP) - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the front and to the back

 posteroanterior (PA) - CORRECT-ANSWERSpertaining to the back and to the front

 umbilical region - CORRECT-ANSWERSaround the navel (umbilicus)

 lumbar regions - CORRECT-ANSWERSto the right and to the left of the umbilical

region, near the waist

 epigastric region - CORRECT-ANSWERSsuperior to the umbilical region

 hypochondriac regions - CORRECT-ANSWERSto the right and left of the epigastric

region

 hypogastric region - CORRECT-ANSWERSinferior to the umbilical region

 iliac regions - CORRECT-ANSWERSto the right and left of the hypogastric region, near

the groin (also called inguinal regions)

 axial - CORRECT-ANSWERShorizontal plane dividing the body into superior and

inferior portions (also called transverse plane)

 coronal - CORRECT-ANSWERSvertical plane passing through the body from side to

side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions (also called frontal plane)

 midsagittal - CORRECT-ANSWERSvertical plane passing through the body from front

to back at the midline, dividing the body equally into right and left halves

,  parasagittal - CORRECT-ANSWERSvertical plane passing through the body from front

to back, dividing the body into unequal left and right sides

 sagittal - CORRECT-ANSWERSvertical plane passing through the body from front to

back, dividing the body into right and left sides (any plane parallel to the midsagittal

plane)

 fowler position - CORRECT-ANSWERSsemi-sitting position with slight elevation of the

knees

 lateral recumbent position - CORRECT-ANSWERSlying on side; right and left precede

the term to indicate the patient's side

 lithotomy position - CORRECT-ANSWERSlying on back with legs raised and feet in

stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted and externally rotated

 orthopnea position - CORRECT-ANSWERSsitting erect in a chair or sitting upright in

bed supported by pillows behind the head and chest. sometimes, the patient tilts forward,

resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table.

 prone position - CORRECT-ANSWERSlying on abdomen, facing downward (head may

be turned to one side) also called ventral recumbent position

 recumbent position - CORRECT-ANSWERSlying down in any position (also called

decubitus position)

 sims position - CORRECT-ANSWERSlying on side in a semi-prone position with the

knee drawn up toward the chest and the arm drawn behind parallel to the back

 supine position - CORRECT-ANSWERSlying on back, facing upward (also called dorsal

recumbent position)