Ch. 2 Flashcards
Forward or front part of the body or of a part?
Anterior
Back part of a body or part?
Posterior
Refers to the part away from the head of the body
Caudal or Caudad
Towards the median plane of the body or towards the middle?
Medial
Farthest from the point of attachment or origin?
Distal
Outside the body?
External
Refers to a part or parts on opposite side of body
Contralateral
Top of anterior surface of foot or back or posterior surface of hand
Dorsum
_____ is defined as the path of the central ray (CR) as it exits the x ray tube and goes the patient to the image receptor (IR)
Projection
The CR is directed towards the outer margin of a curved body surface for a _______ projection.
Trangential
Lying down in any position
Recumbent
Lying on the back
Supine
Laying face down
Prone
Supine with the head lower than the feet?
Trendelenburg
Supine with the head elevated
Fowler Position
Movement of a part away from the central axis of the body
Abduct
Bending of a joint
Flexion
Beaklike process
Coracoid
Hole in a bone from transmission of blood vessels and nerves
Foramen
The bones are divided into two main groups, what are they and how many bones are in each?
axial - 80 bones
appendicular - 126 bones
What’s an example(s) of a flat bone?
Scapula , Sternum, cranium
Function of skeleton?
- Protection
- Support
- Stores Calcium & other salts
- Produces red and white blood cells
Hyposthenic makes up how much of the population?
35 %
What body habitus are considered ordinary and average?
Sthenic & Hyposthenic
Decubitus always utilizes a horizontal beam?
True or False
True
What is near the source or beginning?
Proximal
Away from the source or beginning?
Distal
The patient is erect (up right) with the right side of the body against the IR, the x ray beam enters the left side of the body? What position is the patient in?
Right Lateral Position
Occasionally the central ray is directed towards the outer margin of a curved body surface to profile a body part just under the surface, what is this projection?
Tangential Projection
Name the projection in which the central ray enters the anterior surface and exits the posterior surface?
AP
The right PA oblique position will correspond to a patient in which position?
Right Anterior Oblique
Hyposthenic has how much of the population?
35%
Is the ankle proximal or distal to the knee?
Distal
Where is the heart located in relation to the spine?
Anterior
Is the thumb on the medial or lateral side?
Lateral
_____ position; recumbent position with a horizontal CR. Named according to the body surface on which the patient is lying.
Decubitus
The lungs are located within what cavity?
Thoracic
The lungs are located within what cavity?
Thoracic
A patient is recumbent facing the IR. The left side of the body is turned 45 % away from the IR. What is this position?
Right Anterior Oblique
A patient is recumbent supine to the IR. The right side of the body is turned 45 degrees away from the IR. What is this position?
Left Posterior Oblique (LPO)
Top or Anterior surface of the foot?
Dorsum
The posterior aspect of the foot?
Plantar
Refers to parts toward the head
Cephalad
Top or anterior surface of the foot or back or posterior surface of hand?
Dorsum
Body is rotated so the coronal plane is not parallel with the table or IR —- Named according to side and surface of body closer to table or IR
Oblique
Most projections are defined by entrance and exit points in the body, and are based on the _________
Anatomic Position
_____ positions, similar to lateral positions, are always named according to the side of the patient that is placed closest to the IR
Oblique
What region is the liver located in?
Right Upper
