Amca Pct Study Guide (2023 2024)

AMCA PCT Study Guide (2023 - 2024) Ventral - front part of body Dorsal - back part of body Posterior - toward the back part of body Anterior - in front of Medial - toward the midline Lateral - away from the midline Proximal - closest to the point of origin Distal - away from the point of origin Frontal plane - divides the body into front and back portions Transverse plane - divides the body into upper and lower portions Normal Anatomic Position (NAP) - standing with arms lank and palms forwardSupine position - lying on back, facing upward Prone position - lying on abdomen, facing downward (head may be turned to one side) Lateral recumbent position - The patient is lying on their right or left side. Cardi/o - heart carcin/o - cancerous cephal/o - head cerebr/0 - cerebrum (largest part of the brain) cyt/o - cell dent/i - tooth, teeth derm/o - skin electr/o - electrical activity enter/o - intestines (usually the small intestine) fet/o - fetusgastr/o - stomach hyster/o - uterus, womb rhin/o - nose sacr/o - sacrum thromb/o - clotting ur/o - urine, urinary tract -al - pertaining to -algia - pain -dynia - pain