Anatomy: Positions Flashcards

Anatomical Positions (31 cards)

1
Q

9 Regions- Middle Left Region

A

Left Lumbar Region

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2
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Pelvic Cavity

A

inferior to abdominal cavity
Houses the bladder

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3
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Deep

A

father away from body’s surface

arteries

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4
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Medial

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midline of the body

tibia is the midline bone of the body

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5
Q

9 Regions- Lower Middle Region

A

Hypogastric Region

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6
Q

Lateral

A

away from the midline of the body, moving outwards

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7
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9 Regions- Lower Left Region

A

Left Iliac Region

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8
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9 Regions- Upper Middle Region

A

Epigastric Region

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9
Q

Abdominal Cavity

A

Abdomen
houses several organs

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10
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Distal

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away from trunk of body

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11
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Sagittal Plane

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divides body into halfs- left and right, running along midline of body

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12
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9 Regions- Upper Right Region

A

Right Hypochondriac Region

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13
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Superficial

A

surface of the body

veins are superficial to arteries

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14
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9 Regions- Middle Right Region

A

Right Lumbar Region

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15
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Posterior

A

back of the body

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16
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Pelvic Cavity

A

Inferior to the abdominal cavity, houses the bladder and reproductive organs

17
Q

Frontal Plane

A

divides body in half anterior and posterior ( front and back)

18
Q

9 Regions- Upper Left Region

A

Left Hypochondriac Region

19
Q

Proximal

A

closer to trunk of body

20
Q

Inferior

A

Below or closer to the feet

Pelvic cavity inferior to the abdominal cavity

21
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Transverse Plane

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divides body into upper and lower sections

22
Q

Spinal Cavity

A

Spine
continuation of cranial cavity as it travels down the back

23
Q

9 Regions- Lower Right Region

A

Right Iliac Region

24
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9 Regions- Middle Region

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Umbilical Region

25
Cranial Cavity
Head houses the meninges (brain)
26
Superior (Cranial)
Above or closer to head Cranial Cavity- houses the meninges (brain)
27
Anterior
Front of the body sternum is anterior to the spine
28
Thoracic Cavity
Chest, Heart, and Lungs houses chest, lung, and major vessels
29
prone
lying on abdomen
30
Fowlers
sitting up right
31
Sims
lying on side with opposite leg flexed at 90 degrees rectum and enema exam/procedures