Ch 1 Flashcards
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Soft tissue visualization. / functional moment to moment change (fMRI)
Sonography
reflection of ultrasound waves. -Sonogram -echocardiography
Situs solitus
normal arrangement
Situs inversus
reversed position of organs
Anatomical Position
Person Standing upright with their feet on the floor
Sagittal Plane
Divides the body on the left and right sides. 1/4 of body
Transverse Plane
Divides the body from bottom and top
Frontal/coronal Plane
Divides the body from back to front
Anterior
Towards the front of the body
Ventral
Towards the anterior side
Dorsal
Towards the posterior side
Posterior
Towards the back of the body
Superior
Above
Inferior
Below
Cephalic
Towards the head or superior end
Rostral
Towards the forehead or nose
Caudal
Toward the tail or inferior end
medial
Toward the midline of the body
Lateral
Away from the midline of the body
Distal
Farther from the point of attachment or origin
Proximal
Closer to the point of attachment or origin