The Human Body Ch. 5 Flashcards
Patient is standing facing you, arms at side, with palms of the hands forward
Anatomic position
Coronal plane of the body
Front and back
Transverse
Top and bottom
Superficial landmarks of the body
Topographic anatomy
Sagittal (lateral) plane
Left and right
Midsagittal plane (midline)
Left and right-equal halves
Front surface of body
Anterior (ventral)
Back surface of the patient
Posterior (dorsal)
Right and left directional term
Right and left
Closest to the head
Superior
Closest to the feet
Inferior
Closest to the point of attachment
Proximal
Farthest away from point of attachment
Distal
Closest to the midline
Medial
Farthest from the midline
Lateral
Closest to the surface of the skin
Superficial
Farthest from the surface of the skin
Deep
Bending of a joint
Flexion
Straightening of a joint
Extension
Motion toward the midline
Adduction
Motion away from the midline
Abduction
Body part that appears on both sides of the midline is
Bilateral
Way to describe the sections of the abdominal cavity is by
Quadrants
What are the four quadrants that make up the abdomen
RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ
Lying face down
Prone
Lying face up
Supine
Sitting up with knees bent
Fowler’s Position
Supine on an incline with feet higher than their head to keep blood in the core of their body and increase blood flow to the brain
Have feet 6-12 inches higher than the head
Shock position (modified Trendelenburg’s position)
Lying on either side of body
Recovery position
Connects bone to bone
Ligament
Connects muscles to bones
Tendons
Soft, semi-flexible material found within joints
Cartilage
What are enclosed in the thorax
Heart, lungs, and great vessels
How many bones are in the body
206
Large opening at the base of the skull
Foramen magnum
What protects the brain and the facial bones
Cranium
How many bones compose the face
14
Sections of the spine
Vertebrae