Lesson 3 | Prelim Flashcards

Comprehension of Body Cavities, Abdominal Regions and Quadrants, Planes, Body Habitus, and Directional Terms

1
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Standard body position

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  1. Standing upright
  2. Feet flat on the ground (parallel w/ each other)
  3. Upper limbs at the side
  4. Palms facing forawrd
  • Face is directed forward (not flexed)
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2
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Spaces within the body that helps protect, separate, and support internal organs

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Body cavitites

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3
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Provides spaces for the internal organs to adjust

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Body cavities

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4
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Contains membranes and bones

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Body cavities

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5
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Enclosed by the skull and contains the brain

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Cranial cavity

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6
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Contains the spinal cord

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Vertebral cavity

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7
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Contains pleural and pericardial cavities, and mediastinum

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Thoracic Cavity

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8
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Major body cavities

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Dorsal (Cranial & Spinal)
Ventral (Thoracic & Abdominopelvic)

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9
Q

What does the abdominal cavity contain?

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Gallbladder
Liver
Most of the large intestines
Small intestine
Spleen
Stomach

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10
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What does the pelvic cavity contain?

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Internal orgarns of the rep system
Portions of the large intestine
Urinary bladder

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11
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An imaging modality that usually ecxamins the reproducctive system

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Pelvic ultrasound

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12
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2 perpendicular lines intersecting at the umbilicus

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Abdominopelvic Quadrants

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13
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More widely used for anatomical studies

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Abdominopelvic Regions

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14
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The abdominopelvic quadrants is used more for locating what?

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Pain
Tumor
Abnormalities

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15
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Suffic meaning below

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Hypo

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16
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Suffix meaning above

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Epi

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17
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Suffix meaning belly

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Gastric

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18
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Suffix meaning cartilage

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Chondriac

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19
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Imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body parts

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Body Planes

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20
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Importance of body planes

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Basis for centering the patient to the cassette/ IR, If the patient isn’t centered in the IR, the resulting image may be cut off

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21
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Vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left

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Sagittal Plane

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22
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2 types of sagittal plane

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Parasagittal
Midsagittal (MSP)

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23
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Type of sagittal plane that is important in the field of radiology

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Midsagittal plane

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24
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Divides into anterior (front) and posterior (back)

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Coronal Plane/ Frontal Plane

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25
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MCP meaning

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Midcoronal plane

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26
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Divides into superior (upper) and inferior (lower)

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Transverse Plane/ Horizontal/ Axial

27
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Passes through the body or organ at an oblique angle

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Oblique Plane

28
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Formed by the biting surfaces of the upper and lower teeth with the jaws closed

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Occlusal Plane

29
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Imaginary line from the inferior orbital margin to the external auditory meatus

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IOML: Infraorbitomeatal line

30
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Importance of the IOML

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Positioning the patient in skull examination. IOML should be perpendicular to the cassette

31
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Infraorbitomeatal line is an imaginary line from the (1) to the (2)

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  1. inferior orbital margin
  2. external auditory meatus
32
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Common variation in the shape of the human body

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Body Habitus

33
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4 Body Habitus

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Asthenic
Hyposthenic
Sthenic
Hypersthenic

34
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Moderately heavy build

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Sthenic

35
Q

Describe the stomach position of a sthenic body type

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High and to the left

36
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Frail build

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Asthenic

37
Q

Body habitus that has the longest thorax

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Asthenic

38
Q

Describe the thorax and abdomen of an asthenic body type

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Long thorax, short low lying abdomen

39
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Largest size of cassette is used in examining this body type

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Asthenic

40
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Intermediate between the sthenic and asthenic

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Hyposthenic

41
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Most difficult body type to identify

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Hyposthenic

42
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Their organs are lower than sthenic

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Hyposthenic

43
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Massive body build

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Hypersthenic

44
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Describe the thorax, abdomen, and stomach of a hypersthenic body type

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Short thorax; long abdomen
Highlying/ horizontally centered stomach

45
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Describes the relationship of body parts in the anatomic position

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Directional Terms

46
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Nearer to the midline

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Medial / Mesial

47
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Farther from the midline

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Lateral

48
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Closer to the point of attachment or origin

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Proximal

49
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Farther from the point of attachment or origin

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Distal

50
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Refers to parts toward the head of the body

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Cephalic/Cranial

51
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Refers to parts away from the head of the body

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Caudal

52
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What makes cephalic-caudal distinct from superior-inferior?

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Cephalic-caudal are terms more commonly used in radiology when talking about direction of central ray

53
Q

Refer to parts within or on the inside of an organ

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Internal

54
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Parts outside an organ or on the outside of the body

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External

55
Q

Parts near the skin or surface

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Superficial

56
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Parts far from the surface

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Deep

57
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Nearer the head or situated above

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Superior

58
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Nearer the feet or situated below

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Inferior

59
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Covering of an organ

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Visceral

60
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Wall or lining of a body cavity

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Parietal

61
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Longitudinal Planes

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Coronal Plane
Sagittal Plane
Oblique Plane

62
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Transverse Planes

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Horizontal/Transverse Plane
Oblique Plane

63
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Planes of the Skull

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Occlusal Plane
IOML: Infraorbitomeatal Line