Anatomical Terms Ch 7 Flashcards
What refers to the structure of the body and the relationship of its parts to each other.
Anatomy
This refers to the function of the living body
Physiology
Patieent lying face up on back
Supine
Patient lying face down on stomach
Prone
Patient lying on his left or right side
Lateral recumbent (recovery) position
Patient lying on back with upper body elevated 45-60 angle
Fowlers position
Patient lying on back with upper body elevated less than 45 angle
Semi-Fowlers position
Patient lying on back with legs elevated higher than the head and body on an inclined plane.
Trendelenburg position
Only feet and legs elevated 12 inchesw
Shock position
Also known as the median plane, is a vertical plane that runs lengthwise and divides the body into left and right segments
Sagittal Plane
Divides the body into front and back halves
Frontal or coronal plane
Is parallel with ground and divides body into upper and lower halves
Transverse or horizontal plane
Line through the middle of the body from head down through the legs to the feet
Midline
Line drawn from the patients armpit down to the ankle
Midaxillary line
Patients front
patients back
Anterior
Posterior
Line drawn horizontally through patients waist
Transverse line
above the waist
below the waist
superior
inferior
Towards the front
Towards the back
anterior
posterior
means toward the head above the point of reference
meaans toward the feet or below the point of reference
superior
inferior
towaards the back or backbone
towards the front or belly
dorsal
ventral
towards the midline or center of the body
towards the left or right of the midline, away from the midline of the body
medial
lateral
means near the point of reference
means distant or far from the point of reference
proximal
distal
refers to the sole of the foot
refers to the palm of the hand
plantar
palmar
