Lesson 3.1 | Topographic Anatomy

Question 1

Key Elements of Topographic Anatomy?

Answer 1

1. Superficial Landmarks
   - Serve as guides to structures that lie beneath
2. Topographic anatomy applies to a body in the
   anatomic position
   - Patient stands facing you, arms at side, palms
   forward

Question 2

What is the Anatomic Position?

Answer 2

1. Patient facing towards you
2. Arms at sides
3. Palms Forward

Question 3

What are the three main planes of the body?

Answer 3

1. Frontal (coronal) plane: divides the body
   front/back
2. Transverse (axial) plane: divides the body
   top/bottom
3. Sagittal (lateral) plane: divides the body
   left/right (not necessarily equal halves)

Question 4

Coronal plane?

Answer 4

Front and back

Question 5

Transverse plane?

Answer 5

Top and Bottom

Question 6

Sagittal plane?

Answer 6

Left and right

Question 7

Midsagittal plane?

Answer 7

Left and right (equal halves)

Question 8

Superior?

Answer 8

Toward the head/upper body

Question 9

Lateral?

Answer 9

Side of the body (farthest from mid-line)

Question 10

medial?

Answer 10

Center of the body (mid-line)

Question 11

Proximal?

Answer 11

Closest to the center of the body /trunk

Question 12

Distal?

Answer 12

Further away from the center of the body/trunk

Question 13

Superficial?

Answer 13

From the surface

Question 14

Deep?

Answer 14

Away from the surface

Question 15

Inferior?

Answer 15

Nearer to the feet

Question 16

Ventral?

Answer 16

Front of body

Question 17

Dorsal?

Answer 17

Back of body

Question 18

Palmar?

Answer 18

Palm of hand

Question 19

Plantar?

Answer 19

Palm of foot

Question 20

Apex?

Answer 20

Highest point or tip of structure

Question 21

Flexion?

Answer 21

bending of a joint

Question 22

Extension?

Answer 22

straightening of a joint

Question 23

Adduction?

Answer 23

Motion toward the mid-line

Question 24

Abduction?

Answer 24

Motion away from the mid-line

Question 25

Bilateral?

Answer 25

Both sides of the midline

Question 26

Unilateral?

Answer 26

Only one side of the body

Question 27

RUQ?

Answer 27

Right Upper Quadrant

Question 28

LUQ?

Answer 28

Left Upper Quadrant

Question 29

RLQ

Answer 29

Right lower quadrant

Question 30

LLQ

Answer 30

Left lower quadrant

Question 31

Prone?

Answer 31

Lying face down

Question 32

Supine?

Answer 32

Lying face up

Question 33

Fowler position?

Answer 33

Semi-reclining with head elevated

Question 34

Semi-fowler?

Answer 34

Sitting upright at 45-degree angle

Question 35

High-fowler?

Answer 35

Sitting upright at 90-degree angle

Question 36

Trendelenburg?

Answer 36

Patients legs are higher than head

Question 37

Dorsal Recumbent?

Answer 37

Patient lies flat on back and knees are flexed with feet flat on table

Question 38

Lithotomy Position?

Answer 38

Used to examine or birth pregnant women.

• Legs wide apart supported
• Buttocks at edge of table
• Arms across chess