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Abdominal Quadrants/patient positioning Flashcards

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Left upper quadrant

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Liver – left kidney– colon –pancreas- stomach- spleen

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Right upper quadrant

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Liver – right kidney-colon – pancreas – gallbladder

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Right lower quadrant

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Right kidney – Colon-small intestines – major artery and vein to the right leg – Ureter-appendix

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Left lower quadrant

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Left kidney –colon-small intestines – major artery and vein to the left leg – ureter

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Supine

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Lying on the back

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Prone

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Lying facedown

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Recovery position

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Lying on the side. Also called lateral recumbent position

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Fowler position

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Sitting position

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Midline

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And imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into right and left halves

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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To the side away from the midline of the body

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Bilateral

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On both sides

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Mid-axillary line

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A line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle

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Anterior

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The front of the body or body part

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Posterior

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The back of the body or body part

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Ventral

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Referring to the front of the body. A synonym for anterior

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Dorsal

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Referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior

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Superior

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Toward the head. (The chest is superior to the abdomen)

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Inferior

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Away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head. (The lips are inferior to the nose)

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Proximal

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Closer to the torso

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Distal

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Farther away from the torso

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Torso

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The trunk of the body; the body without the head in the extremities

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Palmar

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Referring to the palm of the hand

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Plantar

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Referring to the sole of the foot

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Mid – clavicular line

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The line through the center of each clavicle

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