Orientation Terminology Flashcards
8/16 class
IR
Image Receptor (film)
View
view from vantage point of IR (how you’re seeing picture)
Projection
path of radiation from X-ray tube through patient to IR
View and projections will always be ____
opposites
AP projection is a ____ view
PA view
Abduction
movement of a part away from center of body
Adduction
movement of a part towards center of body
Extension
straightening of a joint
Flexion
bending of a joint (angle between bones diminished)
Evert/Eversion
movement of foot when turned outward at the ankle joint with lower leg remaining in anatomical position
Invert/Inversion
movement of foot when turned inward at ankle joint
Pronate
to turn arm(s) so palm of hand(s) faces backward - medial or internal rotation
Supinate
to turn arm(s) so palm of hand(s) faces forward - lateral or external rotation
Lateral Oblique/External Rotation
outward rotation of extremity from either supine/prone
Medial Oblique/Internal Rotation
inward rotation of an extremity from supine/prone position
Midsagittal Plane
divides body into equal left and right portions
Midcoronal Plane
divides body into anterior and posterior portions
SID
“source to image receptor distance” -distance between X-ray tube to IR
OID
“object to image receptor distance” -object you’re imaging and how far away it is from the IR/film -distance should be as little as possible
SOD
“source to object distance” -distance between X-ray tube and object ex) hand
Ventral
front part of body
Anterior
front part of body
Posterior
back part of body
Dorsal
back part of body
Caudad
(angulation of the tube) toward the feet
Cephalad
(angulation of the tube) toward the head
Inferior
away from head end of body
Superior
toward the head end of body
Distal
away from head origin of a part
Proximal
toward head origin of a part
Lateral
parts away from center of body