Exam 1 Flashcards
What is supine position?
Back down and palms up
What is prone position?
Stomach down and palms up
Directional terms: the back of the body
Posterior (dorsal)
Directional term: the front of the body
Anterior (ventral)
Directional terms: towards the head of the body
Superior (cranial)
Directional terms: towards the feet end up the body
Inferior (caudal)
Directional terms: nearest toward the trunk or point of origin
Proximal
Directional terms: furthest from trunk or origin of body
Distal
Directional terms: towards the midline
Medial
Directional terms: away from the midline
Lateral
Directional terms: closer to external surface of body
Superficial
Directional terms: further from external surface
Deep
What is the coronal plane?
Divides anterior and posterior
What is the transverse plane?
Divides upper and lower
What is the sagittal plane?
Divides in the right and left side
What is the median plane?
Divides the body in perfect left and right halves
Tissue longitudinal section
Front and back
Tissue transverse, cross-section
Top and bottom
Tissue oblique section
Angle top and bottom
What is the head cavity?
Cranial
What is the back cavity called?
Dorsal cavity
What is the spine cavity called?
Spinal cavity
What parts are in the ventral cavity?
Thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, abdomino-pelvic cavity, and the pelvic cavity
What are the abdominal pelvic quadrants?
Right upper, left upper, right lower, and left lower quadrants
What is the top left abdominal-pelvic region?
Left hypochondriac region
What is the top center abdominal-pelvic region?
Epigastric region
What is the top right abdominal-pelvic region?
The right hypochondriac region
What are the middle left and right abdominal-pelvic region?
Right and left lumbar region
What is the center abdominal-pelvic region?
Umbilical region
What is the bottom right and left abdominal-pelvic region?
Right and left iliac region