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Basic Position Flashcards

1
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Pronated

A

Palm faces posteriorly

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2
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Supine

A

Lying face up

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3
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Prone

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Lying face down

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4
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Sagittal Plane

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Passes vertically through the body or an organ and divides it into right and left portions

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5
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Frontal (coronal) plane

A

Perpendicular to the saggital plane and divides the body into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions

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6
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Transverse (horizontal) plane

A

Passes across the body or an organ perpendicular to its long axis; divides the body into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)

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7
Q

Ventral

A

Toward the front or belly

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8
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Dorsal

A

Toward the back or spine

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9
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Anterior

A

Toward the central side

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10
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Posterior

A

Toward the dorsal side

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11
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Cephalic

A

Toward the head or superior end

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12
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Rostral

A

Toward the forehead or nose

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13
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Caudal

A

Toward the tail or inferior end

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14
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Superior

A

Above

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15
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Inferior

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Below

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16
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Medial

A

Toward the median plane

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17
Q

Lateral

A

Away from the median plane

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18
Q

Proximal

A

Closer to the point of attachment or origin

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19
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Distal

A

Farther from the point of attachment or origin

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20
Q

Ipsilateral

A

On the same side of the body

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21
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Contralateral

A

On the opposite sides of the body

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22
Q

Superficial

A

Closer to the body surface

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23
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Deep

A

Farther from the body surface

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24
Q

Cranial cavity

A

Brain

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25
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Vertebral cavity

A

Spinal cord

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26
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Pleural cavities

A

Lungs

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27
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Pericardial cavity

A

Heart

28
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Abdominal cavity

A

Digestive organs, spleen, kidneys

29
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Pelvic cavity

A

Bladder, rectum, reproductive organs

30
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Acromial

A

Shoulder

31
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Axillary

A

Armpit

32
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Brachial

A

Arm

33
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Cubital

A

Elbow

34
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Antebrachial

A

Forearm

35
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Carpal

A

Wrist

36
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Palmar

A

Palm

37
Q

Coxal

A

Hip

38
Q

Patellar

A

Knee

39
Q

Cephalic

A

Head

40
Q

Facial

A

Face

41
Q

Cervical

A

Neck

42
Q

Thoracic

A

Chest

43
Q

Sternal

A

Middle chest

44
Q

Pectoral

A

Pecs

45
Q

Umbilical

A

Belly button

46
Q

Abdominal

A

Stomach

47
Q

Inguinal

A

Groin

48
Q

External genitalia

A

Penis, scrotum, testes

49
Q

Femoral

A

Thigh

50
Q

Crural

A

Leg

51
Q

Tarsal

A

Ankle

52
Q

Pedal

A

Foot

53
Q

Calcaneal

A

Heel

54
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Quadrants

A

Right upper, right lower, left upper, left lower (opposite of what u think)

55
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Circulatory

A

Heart, Arteries, Veins

56
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Lymphatic

A

Lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, spleen

57
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Repiratory

A

Lungs, treachea, bronchi, alvedi

58
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Urinary

A

Kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra

59
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Digestive

A

Teeth, mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, large intestines, rectum, anus

60
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Reproduction

A

Testes, penis, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, vagina, uterus

61
Q

Integumentary

A

Skin, hair, nails, cutaneous glands

62
Q

Skeletal

A

Bones, ligaments, cartilage

63
Q

Muscular

A

Muscles, tendons

64
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Nervous

A

Brain, spinal cord, spinal/cranial nerves, ganglia

65
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Endocrine

A

Any gland, thyroid, ovaries, testes

66
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Supinated

A

Rotated so the palm faces anteriorly

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