Procedures Flashcards
Parts or structures towards the front of the body
anterior or ventral
Parts or structures towards the back of the body
posterior or dorsal
parts or structures towards the head
cranial, cephalad, superior
parts or structures towards the feet
caudal, caudad, inferior
parts or structures toward the center, midline, or trunk
proximal
parts or structures away from the center, midline, or trunk
distal
parts or structures towards the middle of a part or toward the median plane of the body
medial
parts or structures away from the middle of a part or away from the median plane of the body
lateral
movement of parts towards the median plane or toward the axial line of limb
adduction
movement of parts away from the median plane or from the axial line of limb
abduction
palm down
pronate
posterior portion of foot
plantar
anterior surface of the hand
palmar
palm up
supinate
decreasing angle of a joint
flexion
increasing angle of a joint
extention
internal and external stress applied to the ankle joint
inversion/eversion
movement of a part around its axis
rotation
divides body into equal right and left sections
midsagittal plane
divides body into unequal right and left sections
sagittal plane
divides body into equal anterior and posterior sections
midcoronal plane
divides body into unequal anterior and posterior sections
coronal plane
divides body into inferior and superior sections
Transverse or horizontal plane
average body build comprising 50% of the population
sthenic
below average body build comprising 35% of the population
hyposthenic
Extremely small body build comprising of 10% of the population
asthenic
above average or massive body build comprising of 5% of the population
hypersthenic
Portion of skeleton towards center or middle of the body. skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thorax
axial skeleton
portion of skeleton away from center or middle of the body. upper and lower extremities, and shoulder and pelvic girdles
appendicular skeleton
standing erect, looking straight ahead, palms facing forward
anatomical position
describes the body part as seen by the image receptor or other recording medium, such as fluoroscopic screen
radiographic view
refers to a specific body position, such as supine, prone, recumbent, erect, or trendelenburg (pts physical position)
radiographic position
refers to the path of the central ray
radiographic projection
lying on back
supine
lying face down
prone
lying down with a horizontal xray beam
decubitus
lying down in any position
recumbent
facing the image receptor
anterior position
facing the radiographic tube
posterior position
depression along the msp on the frontal bone
glabella
located at the medial and lateral portion of the eye
inner and outer canthus
inferior and superior bony portion of the orbit
infra and supra orbital margin
lateral bony portion of the orbit
mid-lateral orbital margin
most prominent portion of the mandible along the msp
mental point
point along the msp at the top of the bridge of the nose
nasion
surface landmark located at the anterior nasal spine
acanthion
angle of the mandible
gonion
surfaced landmark located at the occipital protuberance
inion
most superior portion of the cranium
vertex
ridge of bone across the superior portion of both orbits
superciliary ridge
line connecting the pupils of the eye
interpupillary line (IPL) or interorbital line (IOL)
line connecting the mid-lateral orbital margin and the external auditory meatus EAM
orbitomeatal line OML (radiographic baseline)
line connecting the inferior orbital margin and the EAM
infraorbitomeatal line IOML
line connecting the superior orbital margin and the EAM
supraorbitaomeatal line SOML
line connecting the acanthion and the EAM
acanthiomeatal line AML
line connecting the glabella and the EAM
glabellomeatal line GML
line connecting the junction of the lips and the EAM
lips-meatal line LML
line connecting the mental point and the EAM
mentomeatal line MML
Do petrous ridges fill orbits in PA skull or PA caldwell view?
PA
Are petrous ridges found under the orbits in PA skull or PA caldwell view
PA caldwell
Which view are orbits round and large?
AP
Which view are orbits small and oval?
PA
Is towne view AP axial or PA axial?
AP axial
Is caldwell view AP axial or PA axial?
PA axial