Chapter 1 Flashcards
Identify WHIMIS SYMBOLS

Which bin do contaminated items (urine, blood, towels, gloves) go into?
Yellow or red biohazard bin
Which bin do you put animal waste (organs) into?
White biohazard bin
Which small bin do you put ‘toxic to cells’ into?
small red bin
Which bin do you put sharps (blades, pins, slides) into?
Small yellow bin
Define anatomical position
body standing upright, feet is shoulder width and parallel, with toes and face forward, palms of the hands face forward
Anterior landmarks (front): abdominal
anterior body trunk region inferior to the ribs
Anterior landmarks (front): acromial
point of shoulder
Anterior landmarks (front): antebrachial
forearm
Anterior landmarks (front): antecubital
anterior surface of elbow
Anterior landmarks (front): axillary
armpit
Anterior landmarks (front): brachial
arm
Anterior landmarks (front): buccal
cheeks
Anterior landmarks (front): carpal
wrist
Anterior landmarks (front): cephalic
head
Anterior landmarks (front): cervical
neck region
Anterior landmarks (front): coxal
hip
Anterior landmarks (front): crural
leg
Anterior landmarks (front): digital
fingers
Anterior and posterior landmark (front and back): femoral
thigh
Anterior landmarks (front): fibular (peroneal)
side of leg
Anterior landmarks (front): frontal
forehead
Anterior landmarks (front): hallux
great toe
Anterior landmarks (front): Inguinal
groin area
Anterior landmarks (front): mammary
breast region
Anterior landmarks (front): manus
hand
Anterior landmarks (front): mental
chin
Anterior landmarks (front): nasal
nose
Anterior landmarks (front): oral
mouth
Anterior landmarks (front): orbital
bony eye socket
Anterior landmarks (front): palmar
palms of hand
Anterior landmarks (front): patellar
anterior knee region
Anterior landmarks (front): pedal
foot
Anterior landmarks (front): pelvic
pelvis region
Anterior landmarks (front): pollex
thumb
Anterior landmarks (front): pubic
genital region
Anterior landmarks (front): sternal
region of breastbone
Anterior landmarks (front): Tarsal
Ankle
Anterior landmarks (front): Thoracic
chest
Anterior landmarks (front): Umbilical
navel
Posterior landmarks (back): calcaneal
heel of foot
Posterior landmarks (back): dorsum
back
Posterior landmarks (back): gluteal
buttocks
Posterior landmarks (back): lumbar
area of back between ribs and hips
Posterior landmarks (back): Perineal
region between anus and external genitalia
Posterior landmarks (back): sacral
region between hips
Posterior landmarks (back): vertebral
area of the spinal column
Posterior landmarks (back): occipital
posterior aspect of head
Posterior landmarks (back): otic
ears
Posterior landmarks (back): Plantar
Sole of foot
Posterior landmarks (back): Popliteal
back of knee
Posterior landmarks (back): Scapular
scapula or shoulder blade area
Posterior landmarks (back): sural
calf or posterior surface of leg
Posterior landmarks (back): vertebral
Area of spinal column
What direction is ‘anterior’ (ventral)?
front, direction towards the front of the body
What direction is ‘posterior’ (dorsal)?
back, direction towards the back of the body
What position is ‘superior’
(cranial) ?
Above or higher than another part of the body
What position is ‘inferior’ (caudal)?
Below, lower than another body part
What does lateral mean?
side or direction toward the side of the body
what does medial mean?
middle or direction toward the middle of the body
What does proximal mean?
limb that is nearer to point of attachment or the trunk of the body
What does distal mean?
limb that is farther from the point of attachment or trunk of the body
What does superficial mean?
towards the surface of the body
what does deep mean?
desrcibes position farther from the surface of the body
What does the division of the sagittal plane look like?
What does the division of the midsagittal plane look like?
What does the division of the parasagittal plane look like?
divides body or organ vertically into left and right sides
divides the body or organ vertically into equal left and right portions
divides the body or organ vertically into unequal left and right portions
What does the division of the frontal plane look like?
devides the body or organ into front (anterior, somtimes called the coronal plane) or back (posterior) portions
What does the division of the transverse plane look like?
divides the body or organ horizontally into upper and lower portions. Transverse planes produce images called ‘crossed sections’
What does flexion mean?
bending
What does extension mean?
straightening
What does lateral flexion mean?
bending towards side