Intro to Regional Flashcards
Describe the Anatomical Position
• Body erect • Feet slightly apart • Palms facing forward • Thumbs point away from body
Closer to and farther from the origin of the body
Proximal and distal
Toward and away from the body surface
Superficial and deep
Toward the head
Cephalad
Away from the head
Caudal
Axial
Head,neck, and trunk
Appendicular
– appendages or limbs
Calf anatomical term
Sural
Heel anatomical term
Calcaneal
Great toe anatomical term
Hallux
Thumb anatomical term
Pollex
Hip anatomical term
Coxal
Legs anatomical term
Crural
Divides body to front and back section
Coronal
Divides body to left and right section
Sagittal
Divides body to EQUAL and LEFT and right section
MidSagittal
Axial Transverse
Divide body into upper and lower parts
Cuts made diagonally
Oblique section
Mid abdominal section
Epigastric Umbilical Hypogastric
Left and right lateral abdominal section
Hypochondriac Lumbar Iliac
Liver is in (Quadrant)
RUQ
Stomach is in (Quadrant)
LUQ
Ascending colon is in
RUQ
Which nerve supplies adductor muscles?
Obturator nerve
Which nerve supplies ANTERIOR THIGH?
Femoral Nerve
Which nerve supplies BACK of thigh?
Sciatic Nerve
Which nerve supplies posterior leg and foot
Tibial Nerve
Common fibular nerve branches
Superficial and Deep branch
Which side of common fibular nerve supplies lateral side of leg
Superficial branch
Which causes “foot drop”
Injury to DEEP BRANCH of COMMON FIBULAR NERVE
An ankle block blocks which nerves TPPSS
Tibial nerve Superficial Perineal nerve Deep Perineal Nerve Saphenous nerve Sural nerve
Largest nerve to block in ankle block
Tibial nerve
Dorsal portion of foot
Superficial perineal nerve
Supplies medial side of leg, ankle and foot
Saphenous nerve
Supplies heal and medial side sole of foot
Tibial nerve
What are 2 landmarks for the Transverse Abdominal Plane (TAP) block?
Iliac crest Subcostal margin
Idenfity each nerve (colored areas)
Identify ankle nerves
Identify LE nerves
