anatomic position Flashcards
anterior/ventral
front side of body
posterior/dorsal
back side of the body
deep
away from the surface
superficial
ON the surface
proximal
near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure
distal
far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far away from
inferior
below another structure
superior (cephalic)
above another structure
medial
pertaining to the middle, or nearer the middle plane of the body
lateral
pertaining to the SIDE
supine
lying on the BACK
prone
lying on the BELLY
a patient lies on his/her stomach in the ______ position
prone
the patient lies _________ during an examination of the abdomen
supine
the back of the head is _________ to the face
posterior/dorsal
the __________ end of the thigh bone (femur) joins with the hip socket
proximal
at its _________ end, the femur joins with the knee
distal
frontal (coronal) plane
vertical plane dividing the body or structure into anterior and posterior portions (common chest x-ray view is a PA posteroanterior - back to front - view)
sagittal (lateral) plane
lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides
transverse (axial) plane
horizontal (cross-sectional) plane running across the body parallel to the ground (divides the body into upper and lower portions)
a CT (computed tomography) scan is one of a series of x-ray pictures taken in the _______ plane
axial/cross-sectional
midsagittal plane
divides the body into right and left halves
