Week 3: Directional Terms, Planes, Positions, Regions, and Quadrants Flashcards
Fowler position
semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees
lateral recumbent position
lying on side; right and left precede the term to indicate the patient’s side
lithotomy position
lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed, thighs abducted, and externally rotated
abducted
away from body
orthopnea postion
orthopneic, sitting upright in a chair or in bed supported by pillows behind the back, sometimes the patient si forward resting on a pillow supported by an overbed table
prone position
ventral recumbent, laying on abdomen, facing downward, face may be turned to one side
recumbent position
laying down in any position, decubitus
Sims postion
if not indicated, laying on left side, weird one
supine position
dorsal recumbent, lying on back, facing upward
Trendelenburg position
lying on back with body tilted so the head is lower than the feet
epigastric region
superior to the umbilical region
iliac region
to the right and left of the hypogastric region
lumbar regions
to the right and left of the umbilical region
sagittal
vertical plane passing through the body from front to back, dividing body into right and left sides, midsagittal
transverse
horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions
hypochondriac region
to the right and left of the epigastric region
frontal
coronal, vertical plane passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior positions
hypogastric region
inferior to the umbilical region
umbilical region
around the naval
Is the Umbilicus the center?
yes
Are the quadrants opposite?
yes
ant
anterior
AP
anteroposterior
inf
inferior
lat
lateral
LLQ
left lower quadrant
LUQ
left upper quadrant
med
medical
PA
posteroanterior
RLQ
right lower quadrant
RUQ
right upper quadrant
sup
superior
anatomic position
When directional terms are used, it is considered that the body is in the position of reference known as the….
