Medical Terminology Simplified

9–9 Identify the CFs that mean

anterior, front:____________________ / _____

back (of body), behind, posterior:____________________ / _____

9–10 The term anter/o/poster/ior (AP) is used in radi/o/logy to describe the

direction or path of an x-ray beam. From radi/o/logy, determine the CF for radia-

tion, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side).

__________ / _____

Frame 9–4to Frame 9–10

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anter/o

poster/o

radi/o

(1)

(6)^

(3)

(2)

(7) (4)

(5)

(8)

(9)

Figure 9-3Locations of major endocrine glands.