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anatomic position Flashcards

1
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anterior/ventral

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front side of body

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posterior/dorsal

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back side of the body

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3
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deep

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away from the surface

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4
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superficial

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ON the surface

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5
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proximal

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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure

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distal

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far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far away from

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7
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inferior

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below another structure

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superior (cephalic)

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above another structure

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medial

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pertaining to the middle, or nearer the middle plane of the body

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10
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lateral

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pertaining to the SIDE

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11
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supine

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lying on the BACK

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12
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prone

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lying on the BELLY

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13
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a patient lies on his/her stomach in the ______ position

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prone

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14
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the patient lies _________ during an examination of the abdomen

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supine

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15
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the back of the head is _________ to the face

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posterior/dorsal

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16
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the __________ end of the thigh bone (femur) joins with the hip socket

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proximal

17
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at its _________ end, the femur joins with the knee

A

distal

18
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frontal (coronal) plane

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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)

19
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sagittal (lateral) plane

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lengthwise vertical plane dividing the body or structure into right and left sides

20
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transverse (axial) plane

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horizontal (cross-sectional) plane running across the body parallel to the ground (divides the body into upper and lower portions)

21
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a CT (computed tomography) scan is one of a series of x-ray pictures taken in the _______ plane

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axial/cross-sectional

22
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midsagittal plane

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divides the body into right and left halves

JWU PA (12 decks)

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