anatomy/positions

Question 1

Supine

Answer 1

on back with legs down and arms at side

Question 2

Dorsal recumbent position

Answer 2

on back with knees bent, feet spread apart and arms at side

Question 3

sims position

Answer 3

patient lying on left side with right hip and knee bent (rectal and vaginal exams)

Question 4

knee-elbow position

Answer 4

patient rest on their forearms with their knees bent and feet flat on the floor

Question 5

fowlers position

Answer 5

patient sitting or semi-sitting posture in bed. 45-60 degree angle (head, chest and shoulder surgery)

Question 6

lithotomy position

Answer 6

patient lies on their back with their legs raised, flexed at the hips and knees, and separated (childbirth)

Question 7

superior (cranial)

Answer 7

above or closer to the head. the esophagus is superior to the stomach

Question 8

inferior (caudal)

Answer 8

below or closer to the feet. the bladder is inferior to the kidneys

Question 9

anterior (ventral)

Answer 9

towards the front of the body. the sternum is anterior to the spine

Question 10

posterior (dorsal)

Answer 10

toward the back of the body. the sacrum is posterior to the pubis symphysis (joint located at the front of the pelvis, where the two pubic bones meet)

Question 11

medial

Answer 11

closer to the midline of the body. the tibia is the medial bone of the lower leg

Question 12

lateral

Answer 12

further away from the midline of the body. the radius is lateral to the ulna (one of the two bones in the forearm, located on the pinky finger side)

Question 13

proximal

Answer 13

closer to the trunk of the body. the proximal femur articulates with the pelvis to form the hip joint

Question 14

distal

Answer 14

father away from the trunk. the distal humerus helps to form the elbow

Question 15

superficial

Answer 15

closer to the surface of the body. veins are superficial to arteries

Question 16

deep

Answer 16

farther from the bodies surface. arteries are deeper than the veins.