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Body Cavaties And Plains Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Supine

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Face up

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Prone

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Face down

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Fowler’s

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Head is 45-60°

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Semi-Fowler’s

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Head up 30°

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Sims

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Left side

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Anatomical

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Flat on back, palms up, right and left are the patient’s right and left

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Anterior

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At or near the front of the body

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Ventral

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At or near the front of the body

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Posterior

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At or near the back of the body

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Dorsal

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At or near the back of the body

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Midline

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Imaginary vertical line dividing the body equally

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Superior

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Toward the head, upper part of a structure

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Cranial

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Toward the head, upper part of a structure

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Inferior

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Away from the head, lower part of a structure

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Caudal

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Away from the head, lower part of a structure

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Lateral

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Farther from midline

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Medial

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Nearer to midline

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Proximal

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Nearer to the origination of a structure

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Distal

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Farther from the origination of a structure

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Superficial

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Close to the surface of the body

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Deep

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Away from the surface of the body

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Frontal (or coronal)

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Divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

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Transverse (or horizontal)

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Divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower) portions

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Saggital

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Divides the body vertically into right and left sides

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Midsagittal

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Divides the body into equal right and left parts

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Parasagittal

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Divides the body vertically into unequal right and left sides

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Oblique

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Passes through the body at an angle

28
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What are the two dorsal cavities and what’s in them?

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Cranial- holds the brain

Spinal cavity- holds the spinal cord

29
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Thoracic cavity holds what

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Heart and lungs

30
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Pelvic cavity holds what

A

Urinary and reproductive organs

31
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Abdominal cavity holds what

A

Digestive organs

Medical Therapeudics (4 decks)

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