Section H Flashcards

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Anatomical position

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upright position with arms down and palms forward, head directed straight ahead and feet and toes extended down

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Supine

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patient lying on his back

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3
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Prone

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patient lying on his abdomen in a face down position

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4
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Recumbent

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lying down in any position

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5
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Trendelenburg

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recumbent position with body plane tilted so that the head is lower than the feet

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Posterior (dorsal)

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refers to back of patient

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Anterior (ventral)

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refers to the front of patient

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Posterior-Anterior

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abbreviated PA; X-rays enter at the posterior surface and exit at the anterior surface

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Anterior-Posterior

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abbreviated AP; xrays enter at the anterior surface and exit at the posterior surface

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Lateral

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abbreviated lat; refers to a view. A true lateral will always be a 90 degree rotation from a true AP or PA

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Oblique

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abbreviated obli . This describes the position which does not form a right angle or which is not true AP or PA or Lateral, but somewhere in between.

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2 types of obliques

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anterior oblique and posterior oblique. These are further divided into right and left obliques

Ex. If a patient is rotated approx. 45 degrees from an AP with her left posterior side closest to the film she would be in a left posterior oblique (LPO)

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Decubitus

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a horizontal beam radiograph where the patient is lying down

  • The purpose of a horizontal beam radiograph relates to the determination of air-fluid levels and free air within the body cavity
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14
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Caudal

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an angle of the beam towards the feet

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Cephalic

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an angle of the beam toward the head

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Plantar

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the sole or the posterior surface of the foot

17
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Dorsum

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the top or the anterior surface of the foot

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Palmar or Volar

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the palm surface of the hand

19
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Inferior

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parts away from the head end of the body

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Superior

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parts towards the head

21
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Proximal

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used to designate that the part is closest to the beginning of the structure

22
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Distal

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used to designate that the part is farthest from the beginning of the structure

23
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Flexion

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flexing or bending a joint

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Extension

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straightening or increasing the angle of a joint

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Adduction
the movement towards the body (laterally)
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Abduction
the movement away from the body (laterally)
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Inversion
an inward movement of the entire foot with the foot remaining in the AP position
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Pronation
a rotation of the hand so the palm is facing down or back
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Supination
a rotation of the hand so the palm is facing forward
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Mid-Sagittal Plane
plane diving the body into equal right and left halves
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Mid-Coronal Plane
plane dividing the body into equal anterior and posterior halves
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Transverse Plane
passes crosswise through the body at right angles to the mig-sagittal and mid-coronal planes, dividing the body into superior and inferior portions
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Projection
the path of the xray beam and describes the point of entrance and exit on the patient's body
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2 types of projections
axial & tangential
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Axial
longitudinal angulation of the CR (central ray) with the long axis of the body part
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Tangential
CR (central ray) skim between body parts to profile bony structures free of superimposition