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Module 2
The Body's Framework
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The stance the body has when it is erect (upright) with the arms hanging to the side, palms facing forward. | anatomical |
| body lying horizontally with the face up (sleeping on the back) | supine |
| those assumed by the body | normal |
| those positions that individuals are placed in for exams or for comfort measures | placed |
| body in the standing position | erect |
| body lying horizontally on either the right or left side | lateral recumbent |
| body lying in a horizontal position with the face down (sleeping on the stomach) | prone |
| head of the bed is raised, knees are slightly flexed. | Fowler's |
| lying on the left side with the right thigh and knee drawn up. | Sims' or left lateral recumbent |
| lying on the back with the hips and knees flexed and the thighs abducted and externally rotated | lithotomy |
| lying flat with the head lower than the body or legs | Trendelenburg position |
| inside part of the body or inside surfaces of the body itself. | internal |
| outside surface of the body | external |
| part that is situated far beneath the surface | deep |
| part that is located close to the surface | superficial |
| wall of a part of the body | parietal |
| this cavity is located between the diaphragm and the pelvic organs. | abdominal cavity |
| this cavity includes the stomach, small intestine, most of the large intestine, appendix, liver, gallbladder, pancrease, spleen, kidneys, adrenal glands, upper portion of the uterus, & peritoneum | abdominal cavity |
| venter | belly or abdomen |
| celiac | abdominal |
| laparo | loin |
| flank | the side of the body between the pelvis and the ribs |
| this cavity is situated below the abdominal cavity | pelvic cavity |
| this cavity includes part of the large intestine, rectum, urinary bladder, and internal reproductive organs | pelvic cavity |
| also known as the chest. it is part of the body that is located between the neck and the diaphragm. | thoracic cavity |
| 3 parts of thoracic cavity | left pleural space, right pleural space, mediastinum |
| part of the thoracic cavity that contains the lungs | pleural spaces |
| part of the thoracic cavity that is the middle part of the chest behind the sternum (the breast bone of the cavity) contains heart, large blood vessels, & the esophagus. | mediastinum |
| the smallest cavity that contains the brain and related structures | cranial cavity |
| the cavity that contains the spinal cord and extends from the base of the cranial cavity to a level corresponding to the bottom edge of the abdominal cavity | vertebral cavity |
| cavity located toward the back of the body. | dorsal cavity |
| cavity located in the front part of the body | ventral cavity |
| hollow spaces | cavum |
| spaces between 2 organs | potential cavities |
| located in the abdominal cavity, composed of the space between the membrane lining the abdominal wall referred to as the parietal, and the lining covering all the organs in the abdomen. | peritoneal space |
| located behind the peritoneum | retroperitoneal space |
| space between the inner lining of the wall of the chest inside the ribs and the outer lining of the lungs. | pleural cavity |
| neck composed of 7 cervical vertebrae | cervical region |
| chest region composed of 12 thoracic vertebrae | thoracic region |
| loin region composed of 5 lumbar vertebrae | lumbar region |
| sacrum region composed of 5 sacral vertebrae that are fused into one bone | sacral region |
| region composed of 4 coccygeal vertebrae that are fused into one bone | coccyx region or the tailbone |
| region on the right that is under the ribs. | right hypochondriac |
| region on the right that is near the lumbar vertebrae; the right loin area | right flank |
| region on the right that is located near the groin | right inguinal or right iliac |
| region on the left that is under the ribs | left hypochondriac |
| region on the left loin area | left flank or left lumbar |
| region near the left groin | left inguinal or left iliac |
| region over the stomach. | epigastric region |
| region near the umbilicus. aka belly button, navel, omphalo | umbiliacal region |
| region is aka the suprapubic region. | hypogastric |
| a plane that cuts the body into front and back halves. aka frontal plane | coronal plane |
| a plane that runs lengthwise from front to back and divides the body into right and left sides. a median or middle sagittal plane produces two equal halves, each containing an arm and leg. | sagittal plane |
| aka horizontal plane. cuts crosswise through the body. | transverse plane |
| above | superior |
| below | inferior |
| front or in front of | anterior |
| back or in back of | posterior |
| toward the center | medial |
| to the sides, or away from the midline | lateral |
| nearest to | proximal |
| a point farthest from the point of origin | distal |
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