HSC 300 FINAL FULL SOLUTION STUDY GUIDE
◉ Suffix.
Answer: a word element placed at the end of a word that changes
the meaning of the word.
◉ Prefix.
Answer: a word element attached to the beginning of a word or
word root that changes the meaning of the word.
◉ Anatomical Position.
Answer: a body posture used to locate anatomical parts or divisions.
In the anatomical position, the body is standing erect and the face
forward; the arms are at the sides, with the palms facing forward.
◉ Plane.
Answer: an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two
sections.
◉ Midsagittal Plane.
Answer:
◉ Coronal Plane.
,Answer:
◉ Transverse Plane.
Answer:
◉ Body Cavities.
Answer: spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and
support internal organs
◉ Cranial Cavity.
Answer: Brain
◉ Spinal Cavity.
Answer: Spinal Cord
◉ Thoracic Cavity.
Answer: Heart, lungs, and associated structures
◉ Abdominopelvic.
Answer: Digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs and
structures
,◉ Quadrants.
Answer: The abdominopelvic cavity is devided into four quadrants
with two imaginary lines that form a cross in the midsection of the
lower torso.
◉ Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Answer: Right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder, part of the pancreas,
and part of the small and large intestines.
◉ Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Answer: Left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the
pancreas, and part of the small and large intestines.
◉ Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ).
Answer: Part of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the
right ovary, the right fallopian tube, and the right ureter.
◉ Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ).
Answer: Part of the small and large intestines, the left ovary, the left
fallopian tube, and the left ureter.
◉ Infusion Therapy.
Answer: Deliver of fluids directly into the blood stream via a vein for
treating various disorders; also called IV therapy.
, ◉ Ablation.
Answer: Removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery,
chemical destruction, electrocautery, freezing, or radio frequency
(RF).
◉ Anastomosis.
Answer: Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to
allow flow from one to another.
◉ Cauterize.
Answer: Destruction of the tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or
corrosive chemicals.
◉ Curettage.
Answer: Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument
called a curette (curet).
◉ Incision and Drainage (I & D).
Answer: Incision made to allow the free flow of withdrawal of fluids
from a wound or cavity.
◉ Laser Surgery.
◉ Suffix.
Answer: a word element placed at the end of a word that changes
the meaning of the word.
◉ Prefix.
Answer: a word element attached to the beginning of a word or
word root that changes the meaning of the word.
◉ Anatomical Position.
Answer: a body posture used to locate anatomical parts or divisions.
In the anatomical position, the body is standing erect and the face
forward; the arms are at the sides, with the palms facing forward.
◉ Plane.
Answer: an imaginary flat surface that divides the body into two
sections.
◉ Midsagittal Plane.
Answer:
◉ Coronal Plane.
,Answer:
◉ Transverse Plane.
Answer:
◉ Body Cavities.
Answer: spaces within the body that help protect, separate, and
support internal organs
◉ Cranial Cavity.
Answer: Brain
◉ Spinal Cavity.
Answer: Spinal Cord
◉ Thoracic Cavity.
Answer: Heart, lungs, and associated structures
◉ Abdominopelvic.
Answer: Digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs and
structures
,◉ Quadrants.
Answer: The abdominopelvic cavity is devided into four quadrants
with two imaginary lines that form a cross in the midsection of the
lower torso.
◉ Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ).
Answer: Right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder, part of the pancreas,
and part of the small and large intestines.
◉ Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ).
Answer: Left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the
pancreas, and part of the small and large intestines.
◉ Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ).
Answer: Part of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the
right ovary, the right fallopian tube, and the right ureter.
◉ Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ).
Answer: Part of the small and large intestines, the left ovary, the left
fallopian tube, and the left ureter.
◉ Infusion Therapy.
Answer: Deliver of fluids directly into the blood stream via a vein for
treating various disorders; also called IV therapy.
, ◉ Ablation.
Answer: Removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery,
chemical destruction, electrocautery, freezing, or radio frequency
(RF).
◉ Anastomosis.
Answer: Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to
allow flow from one to another.
◉ Cauterize.
Answer: Destruction of the tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or
corrosive chemicals.
◉ Curettage.
Answer: Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument
called a curette (curet).
◉ Incision and Drainage (I & D).
Answer: Incision made to allow the free flow of withdrawal of fluids
from a wound or cavity.
◉ Laser Surgery.
