Body Position Flashcards

(59 cards)

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SAGITTAL PLANE

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.divide body into left and right

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MIDSAGITTAL PLANE

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Divide body into left and right equally

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CORONAL PLANE

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.divides the body into f/b

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MIDCORONAL PLANE

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.coronal plane that divides equally f/b

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HORIZONTAL PLANE

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.cuts the body into top/bottom

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TRANSVERSE PLANE

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.also know as the horizontal plane. Divides the body into top/bottom

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OBLIQUE PLANE

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Any plane between 0-89 degrees

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INTERILIAC PLANE

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Plane transects the top of the iliac crest of the pelvis

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OCCLUSAL PLANE

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.formed by hitting the surface of the upper and lower teeth

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UPRIGHT POSITION

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Erect/vertical

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SEATED POSITION

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Upright but seated

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RECUMBENT POSITION

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.lying down in any position

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SUPINE POSITION

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Lying on back

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PRONE POSITION

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.laying face down

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LATERAL POSITION

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Laying on side

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OBLIQUE POSITION

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Body rotated on axis

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DECUBITUS POSITION

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.recumbent position with the x-Ray shooting horizontal

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TRENDELENBURG POSITION

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Supine with feet elevated

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LORDOTIC POSITION

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Upright position in which of is leaning backwards

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FOWLERS POSITION

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Supine with head elevated

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SIMS POSITION

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.recumbent w/or lying on left anterior side with right leg extended past the left leg

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LITHOTOMY POSITION

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Gyno position

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ANTERIOR (VENTRAL)

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.forward or front part

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POSTERIOR (DORSAL)

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Back part or towards back

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CAUDAD (CAUDAL)
.towards feet
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CEPHALAD (CEPHALIC)
Towards head
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DORSUM
.the dorsal part
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PALMAR
.anterior side of hand
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PLANTAR
.inferior side of foot
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SUPERIOR
Above or situated upwards
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INFERIOR
.below or downward
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DISTAL
Farthest from point of origin
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PROXIMAL
.closest to point of origin
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CONTRALATERAL
Occurance of effect on opposite side of body
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CENTRAL
Towards middle
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PERIPHERAL
Away from center
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MEDIAL
Preys on to the middle
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LATERAL
.away from median plane
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SUPERFICIAL
Towards top skin layer
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DEEP
.far from surface
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EXTERNAL
.outside the body
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INTERNAL
.inside
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PARIETAL
Wall of the body cavity
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VISCERAL
.the internal covering of organs
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IPSILATERAL
.on the same side
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ABDUCT
.movement of a part towards the central axis of the body
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ADDUCT
Away from the axis of the body
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EXTENSION
.straighting of a joint
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FLEXION
Act of bending a joint
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HYPEREXTENSION
Forced or extensive extension of limb or joint
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HYPERFLEXION
Over flex
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PRONATE
.rotation of the forearm so that palm is down
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SUPINATE
.rotation so palm up
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EVERT
Outward turning of the foot at the ankle
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INVERT
Inward turning of the foot at the ankle
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ROTATE
Turning or rotating of the body or part around its axis
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CIRCUMDUCTION
Circular movement
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TILT
.tipping or slanting
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DEVIATE
.diffrent course of normal. Hand l/r