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Anatomical Positions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anatomical Position = | Standing erect, toes forward, palm forward |
| Frontal or Cornal plane divides the body | front to back |
| Sagittal plane divides the body | side to side |
| MidSagittal plane divides the body | side to side into equal parts |
| Transverse plane divides the body | top to bottom |
| Anterior or Ventral anatomic position | toward the front or the belly side |
| Posterior or Dorsal anatomic position | toward the back |
| Medial anatomic position | toward the mid-line |
| Lateral anatomic position | toward the side away from the mid line |
| Proximal anatomic position | toward the orgin of attachment to |
| Distal anatomic position | away from the orgin of attachment to |
| Superior | up toward the head, upper part of body |
| Inferior | away from the head, lower part of the body |
| Cranial or Cephalad | head |
| Caudal | tail |
| Superficial | externally, toward the body surface |
| deep | internally, inward of the surface of the body |
| What are the areas of the Dorsal cavity? | Cranial cavity and spinal cavity |
| What are the areas of the ventral cavity? | thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity |
| How many regions are in the abdomen? | 9 |
| How many quadrants are in the abdomen? | 4 |
| What is the dividing point for the ventral cavity? | Diaphragm |
| What are the four quadrants in the abdomen? | RLQ - right lower quadrant RUQ - right upper quadrant LUQ - Left upper quadrant LLQ - left lower quadrant |
| Patella = | knee cap |
| Genu = | knee |
| Popliteal = | structures located in back of the back of the knee |
| Occipital = | base of the skull, back and lower part of the cranium |
| Cervical = | neck |
| Sural = | calf of the leg |
| Antecubital = | bend of the elbow |
| Tarsal = | ankle |
| Carpal = | wrist |
| Fowler position | bed is raised 18-20" above w knees elevated |
| Knee-chest position | resting on knees and upper chest |
| Lithotomy position | on back, thighs apart, legs elevated |
| Prone position | lying w front or face downward |
| Sims position | left side and legs elevated |
| Supine position | face up |
| Trendelenburg position | on back head lower than feet |
| What is the main muscle for breathing? | Diaphragm |
| Periitoneum = | serous membrane covering the abdominal organs |
| Cephal/o = | head |
| Cervic/o = | neck |
| Celi/o = | abdomen |
| Lapar/o = | abdominal wall |
| Acro = | extremities |
| Brachi/o = | arm |
| Dactyl/o = | fingers and toes |
| Ped/o or pod/o = | foot |
| Circum = | around |
| Peri = | around |
| Intra = | within |
| Infra = | below |
| Inter = | between |
| Juxta = | near |
| Retro = | behind |
| Supra = | above |
| Digit | fingers and toes |
| Fundus | rounded portion of a hollow organ |
| Lumen | opening |
| Meatus | opening to outside |
| Os | mouth |
| Septum | wall dividing 2 body parts |
| Sinus | cavity within a bone |
| Sphincter | muscular ring that regulates n opening |
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