Chapter 5 Flashcards
Anatomic position
upright, with face front, arms at the sides with palms forward and feet parallel.
Epicardium
on or upon the heart
Dorsal cavity includes
Cranial cavity and Spinal cavity
Ventral cavity includes
thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, pelvic cavity, abdominopelvic cavity.
Nine regions of the abdomen
R/L Hypochondriac, Epigastric, R/L Lumbar, Umbilical, R/L Iliac, Hypogastric
Quadrants of the abdomen
L/R Upper Quadrant, L/R Lower Quadrant
Prone
lying face down
Supine
lying face up
Trendelenburg position
on back with head lowered by tilting bed back at 45 degree angle.
Roots for Regions of the Head and Trunk
Cephal/o head; cervic/o neck; thorac/o chest, thorax; abdomin/o abdomen; celi/o abdomen; lapar/o abdominal wall; lumb/o lumbar region, lower back; perton, peritone/o peritoneum.
Peritoneum
large membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and covers the organs within it.
Roots for the Extremities
acro extremity, end; brachi/o arm; dactyl/o finger, toe; ped/o foot; pod/o foot
Prefixes for Position and Direction
circum- around; peri- around; intra- in, within; epi- on, over; extra- outside; infra- below; sub- below, under; inter- between; juxta- near, beside; para- near, beside; retro- behind, backward; supra- above