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Body Position Flashcards

1
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SAGITTAL PLANE

A

.divide body into left and right

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MIDSAGITTAL PLANE

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Divide body into left and right equally

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CORONAL PLANE

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.divides the body into f/b

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MIDCORONAL PLANE

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.coronal plane that divides equally f/b

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HORIZONTAL PLANE

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.cuts the body into top/bottom

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TRANSVERSE PLANE

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.also know as the horizontal plane. Divides the body into top/bottom

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OBLIQUE PLANE

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Any plane between 0-89 degrees

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INTERILIAC PLANE

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Plane transects the top of the iliac crest of the pelvis

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OCCLUSAL PLANE

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.formed by hitting the surface of the upper and lower teeth

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UPRIGHT POSITION

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Erect/vertical

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SEATED POSITION

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Upright but seated

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RECUMBENT POSITION

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.lying down in any position

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SUPINE POSITION

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Lying on back

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PRONE POSITION

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.laying face down

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LATERAL POSITION

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Laying on side

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OBLIQUE POSITION

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Body rotated on axis

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DECUBITUS POSITION

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.recumbent position with the x-Ray shooting horizontal

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18
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TRENDELENBURG POSITION

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Supine with feet elevated

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LORDOTIC POSITION

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Upright position in which of is leaning backwards

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FOWLERS POSITION

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Supine with head elevated

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SIMS POSITION

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.recumbent w/or lying on left anterior side with right leg extended past the left leg

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LITHOTOMY POSITION

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Gyno position

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ANTERIOR (VENTRAL)

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.forward or front part

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POSTERIOR (DORSAL)

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Back part or towards back

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CAUDAD (CAUDAL)

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.towards feet

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CEPHALAD (CEPHALIC)

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Towards head

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DORSUM

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.the dorsal part

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PALMAR

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.anterior side of hand

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PLANTAR

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.inferior side of foot

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SUPERIOR

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Above or situated upwards

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INFERIOR

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.below or downward

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DISTAL

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Farthest from point of origin

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PROXIMAL

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.closest to point of origin

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CONTRALATERAL

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Occurance of effect on opposite side of body

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CENTRAL

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Towards middle

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PERIPHERAL

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Away from center

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MEDIAL

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Preys on to the middle

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LATERAL

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.away from median plane

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SUPERFICIAL

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Towards top skin layer

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DEEP

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.far from surface

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EXTERNAL

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.outside the body

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INTERNAL

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PARIETAL

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Wall of the body cavity

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VISCERAL

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.the internal covering of organs

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IPSILATERAL

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.on the same side

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ABDUCT

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.movement of a part towards the central axis of the body

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ADDUCT

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Away from the axis of the body

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EXTENSION

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.straighting of a joint

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FLEXION

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Act of bending a joint

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HYPEREXTENSION

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Forced or extensive extension of limb or joint

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HYPERFLEXION

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PRONATE

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.rotation of the forearm so that palm is down

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SUPINATE

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.rotation so palm up

54
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EVERT

A

Outward turning of the foot at the ankle

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INVERT

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Inward turning of the foot at the ankle

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ROTATE

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Turning or rotating of the body or part around its axis

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CIRCUMDUCTION

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Circular movement

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TILT

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.tipping or slanting

59
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DEVIATE

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.diffrent course of normal. Hand l/r

Radsci 222 (2 decks)

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