planes/terminology and spatial awareness Flashcards
proper term for standing
erect
proper term of lying down
Decubitus
proper term for lying on back
supine
proper term for lying face down
prone
proper term for Sitting/leaning back
Semi-erect/recumbent
proper term for “Completely on the side”
Lateral (right or left)
proper term for ½ turned to the side
Oblique (right or left)
define projection
1,technical term for the view of the anatomy
2.direction of the primary beam in relation to that anatomy
projection at the feet
inferior to
projection at the head
superior than
projection through the back
posterior
projection through the front
anterior
define distal
away from the patient’s anatomical centre
define proximal
closest to the patient’s anatomical centre
what do you refer the 3 phalanges too in the toes in radiography.
- distal
- middle
- proximal
what do we refer the 3 bones in the toes (Cuneiform) too ?
-medial
-intermediate
-lateral
where is the medial side on a hand scan
in line with little finger (think about anatomical)
in the hand is the radius lateral or medial
lateral
how do we not x-ray chest
We do not x-ray the chest in anatomical position
what is the direction of the beam in chest x-ray
The direction of the primary beam is from posterior to anterior. (PA)
what is special about the way we view chest x-rays
we view it in antero-posterior AP position As if we are looking at the patients front
def Sagittal plane
*Divides the body into two parts.
*Not necessarily equal
Define Median Sagittal Plane
-Divides the body into equal right and left halves
def Coronal Plane
*Divides the body into anterior &posterior portions
- Not necessarily equa
