Chapter 1 Test Flashcards
What are the 10 body cavities?
Cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, dorsal, ventral, oral, nasal, orbital.
What are the 9 abdominopelvic regions?
Right hypochondriac, epigastric, left hypochondriac, right lumbar, umbilical, left lumbar, right iliac, hypogastric, left iliac
What are the 4 abdominopelvic quadrants?
Right upper, left upper, right lower, left lower
What are the planes?
Median, sagittal, coronal/frontal, transverse/cross
What does the median plane divide the body into?
Right and left halves
What does the sagittal plane divide the body into?
Left and right parts (not halves cause they aren’t even)
What does the coronal/frontal plane divide the body into?
Front and back halves or parts
What does the transverse/cross plane divide the body into?
Upper and lower halves or parts
What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?
Anatomy: the study of the structure of any living organism (where everything is)
Physiology: the study of the function of all the parts of living organisms
Cranial/superior/rostral refers to…
being closer to the head or higher than another structure of the body.
Anterior/ventral refers to…
a structure being more in front than another structure in the body
Posterior/dorsal refers to…
a structure being more in back than another structure in the body
Medial refers to…
a structure that is closer to the median plane than another structure in the body
Lateral refers to…
a structure that is further away from the median plane than another structure in the body
Proximal refers to…
(only applies to limbs) a structure being closer to the median plane or root of the limb than another structure.
Distal refers to…
(only applies to limbs) a structure being further away from the median plane or root of the limb than another structure in the limb.
Superficial refers to…
being external (not a serious injury)
Supine position is…and is used for…
lying flat on your back facing up; for exams of the superior body surfaces, breast exams
Prone position is…and is used for…
lying face down on the table; for exams of the posterior body surfaces
Lithotomoy is…and is used for..
legs are placed on supports that hold and spread out the legs; for pelvic exams in females, rectal exams, and sometimes in childbirth
Sims’ Position is…and is used for…
faces down on their left side with the left arm behind the back and the left knee bent; for colonoscopy
Trendelenburg Position is…and is used for…
supine with the body tilted so that the head is lower than the legs; fore preventing and treating shock
Sitting is…and is used for…
sitting up the usual way you would sit; auscultation (listening) to the heart and lungs, taking blood pressure
Fowler’s Position is…and is used for…
legs straight out with back supported by chair or wall; promotes respiration in patients who have shortness of breath
