Anatomy: Positions Flashcards

Anatomical Positions

1
Q

9 Regions- Middle Left Region

A

Left Lumbar Region

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2
Q

Pelvic Cavity

A

inferior to abdominal cavity
Houses the bladder

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3
Q

Deep

A

father away from body’s surface

arteries

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4
Q

Medial

A

midline of the body

tibia is the midline bone of the body

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5
Q

9 Regions- Lower Middle Region

A

Hypogastric Region

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6
Q

Lateral

A

away from the midline of the body, moving outwards

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7
Q

9 Regions- Lower Left Region

A

Left Iliac Region

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8
Q

9 Regions- Upper Middle Region

A

Epigastric Region

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9
Q

Abdominal Cavity

A

Abdomen
houses several organs

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10
Q

Distal

A

away from trunk of body

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11
Q

Sagittal Plane

A

divides body into halfs- left and right, running along midline of body

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12
Q

9 Regions- Upper Right Region

A

Right Hypochondriac Region

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13
Q

Superficial

A

surface of the body

veins are superficial to arteries

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14
Q

9 Regions- Middle Right Region

A

Right Lumbar Region

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15
Q

Posterior

A

back of the body

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16
Q

Pelvic Cavity

A

Inferior to the abdominal cavity, houses the bladder and reproductive organs

17
Q

Frontal Plane

A

divides body in half anterior and posterior ( front and back)

18
Q

9 Regions- Upper Left Region

A

Left Hypochondriac Region

19
Q

Proximal

A

closer to trunk of body

20
Q

Inferior

A

Below or closer to the feet

Pelvic cavity inferior to the abdominal cavity

21
Q

Transverse Plane

A

divides body into upper and lower sections

22
Q

Spinal Cavity

A

Spine
continuation of cranial cavity as it travels down the back

23
Q

9 Regions- Lower Right Region

A

Right Iliac Region

24
Q

9 Regions- Middle Region

A

Umbilical Region

25
Q

Cranial Cavity

A

Head
houses the meninges (brain)

26
Q

Superior (Cranial)

A

Above or closer to head

Cranial Cavity- houses the meninges (brain)

27
Q

Anterior

A

Front of the body

sternum is anterior to the spine

28
Q

Thoracic Cavity

A

Chest, Heart, and Lungs
houses chest, lung, and major vessels

29
Q

prone

A

lying on abdomen

30
Q

Fowlers

A

sitting up right

31
Q

Sims

A

lying on side with opposite leg flexed at 90 degrees
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