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Terms, Directions, Landmarks Flashcards

1
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What is a Plane?

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It’s a straight line surface connecting two points

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4 Common Planes:

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Sagittal, Coronal, Horizontal, and Oblique

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Sagittal Plane

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Any longitudinal plane dividing the body into right and left parts

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Midsaggital Plane

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Divides body into equal left and right parts

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Coronal Plane

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Any longitudinal plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Midcoronal Plane

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Divides the body into equal anterior and posterior parts

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Horizontal (Axial or Transverse) Plane

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Divides body into superior and posterior portions

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Oblique Plane

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A longitudinal or Transverse plane that is at an angle or slant and not parallel to the sagittal, coronal, or horizontal planes

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Anterior/Ventral

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Front

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10
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Ipsilateral

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On the same side of the body (example: the right thumb and right great toe are ipsilateral)

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Contralateral

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Opposite side of the body (example: the right knee and left hand are contralateral)

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Proximal

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Near the source or beginning (the elbow is proximal to the wrist)

Closest to the trunk for limbs

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Distal

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Away from source

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Cephalad

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Cephalad angle is any angle toward the head end of the body

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15
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Caudad

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Any angle toward the feet or away from the head end

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16
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Plantar

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Refers to the sole of posterior surface of the foot

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Dorsum

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Refers to the top or anterior surface of the foot. In hands, refers to the back of posterior aspect

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18
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Palmar (volar)

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Refers to the palm of the hand (in anatomic position, the same as the anterior surface of the hand)

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Abduction

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Movement of a limb or part away from the midline of the body or from another part

20
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Addiction

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Movement of a limb or part toward the midline of the body or toward another part

21
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Flexion

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The action of bending

22
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Extension

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The movement by which the two ends of any joined part are drawn away from eachother

23
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8 Commonly Used General Body Positions

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Supine (laying on back)
Prone (laying on stomach)
Erect
Recumbent (lying down in any position)
Trendelenburg
Sims Position
Fowlers
Lithotomy
24
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Trendelenburg Position

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

25
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Sims’ Position

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A recumbent oblique Position with patient lying in left anterior side with left leg extended and right knee and thigh partially flexed (enema position)

26
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Fowler’s Position

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A recumbent position with the body tilted so that the head is higher than the feet

27
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Lithotomy Position

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A recumbent position with knees and hip flexed and thighs apart and rotated externally, supported by ankle supports (Gyno Position)

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Axial Projection

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Projection that includes an angulation of the beam usually to the long axis of the body part

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Tangential Projection

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Projection obtained when the CR touches only along the edge of a curved body part

30
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Landmark: Gonion

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Angle of the mandible, C2/C3

31
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Landmark: Mastoid Tip

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C1

32
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Landmark: Thyroid Cartilage

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C5

33
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Landmark: Vertebra Prominens

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C7

34
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Landmark: Hyoid Bone

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C3//C4

35
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Landmark: Sternal Notch/Superior Margin of the scapula

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T2/T3

36
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Landmark: Sternal Angle

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T4/T5

37
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Landmark: Inferior Margin of Scapula

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T7

38
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Landmark: Xyphoid Process

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T10

39
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Landmark: Costal Margin

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L3

40
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Landmark: Umbilicus Crest

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L3, L4

41
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Landmark: Crest of Ilium

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L4

42
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Landmark: Anterior Superior Iliac Spine

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S1

43
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Landmark: Coccyx/Pubis Sym

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Greater Trochanter

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