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Chapter 2 Definition
Chapter 2: Reading the Map - Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomical position | a human standing erect, face forward, with feet parallel & arms hanging at the side, and with palms facing forward |
| Prone | laying face downward on your stomach |
| Supine | laying face upward on your back |
| Fowler's | sitting in bed with head elevated to a 45-60 degrees |
| Plane | imaginary line that seperates the body into separate sections |
| Transverse plane | divides the body in inferior & superior sections (top & bottom) |
| Top | Superior & Cranial |
| Bottom | Inferior & Caudal |
| Midsagittal plane | divides the body into right & left sides |
| Medial | near the midline |
| Lateral | far from the midline |
| Midsagittal | divide the body into equal right & left sides |
| Sagittal | cuts the body into right & left sides lengthwise (unequal) |
| Coronal plane | or frontal plane - divides the body into front & back |
| Anterior | (ventral) towards the front |
| Posterior | (dorsal) towards the back (dorsal fin is on the fishes back) |
| Proximal | body parts close to a point of reference of the body |
| Distal | the body parts are furthur away from a point of reference |
| External | the outside |
| Internal | on the inside |
| Superficial | at the body surface |
| Deep | under the body surface |
| Central | locations around center of body |
| Peripheral | surrounding or outer regions - extremities (arms & legs or nerves coming from central nervous system) |
| 2 large body cavities | Dorsal cavity & Ventral cavity |
| Dorsal cavity | on the back - made up of Cranial cavity & Spinal cavity |
| Cranial cavity | houses the brain |
| Spinal cavity | houses the spine |
| Ventral cavity | on the front - made up of Thoracic cavity & Abdominopelvic cavity |
| Thoracic cavity | top (chest) - heart, lungs, & large blood vessels |
| Abdominopelvic cavity | bottom - made up of the abdominal cavity & pelvic cavity |
| Abdominal cavity | digestive organs: stomach, small part of intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, and pancreas |
| Pelvic cavity | urinary & reproduction organs, and large part of the intestines |
| The diaphragm | seperates the abdominal & pelvic cavities |
| # of divisions of the abdominal region | nine |
| Epigastric region | above the stomach (epi = above) |
| Hypochondriac region | below the ribs - left & right sides (hypo = below - chondriac = ribs) |
| Umbilical region | bellybutton |
| Lumbar region | lower back - left & right sides |
| Hypogastric region | below the stomach |
| Inguinal (iliac) region | where the thigh meets the body trunk - referring to the groin - left & right sides |
| 4 quadrants | RLQ, LLQ, RUQ, LUQ |
| Right lower quadrant | all digestive organs |
| Left lower quadrant | all digestive organs |
| Right upper quadrant | Liver |
| Left upper quadrant | Stomach |
| axillary | armpit |
| brachial | upper arm |
| buccal | cheek |
| carpal | wrist |
| cervical | neck |
| digital | fingers |
| femoral | upper inner thigh |
| gluteal | buttocks |
| lumbar | lower back |
| nasal | nose |
| oral | mouth |
| patellar | knee |
| pedal | foot |
| plantar | sole of foot |
| pubic | genital region |
| sternal | breastbone area |
| thoracic | chest |
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