Lesson 3 | Prelim Flashcards
Comprehension of Body Cavities, Abdominal Regions and Quadrants, Planes, Body Habitus, and Directional Terms
Standard body position
- Standing upright
- Feet flat on the ground (parallel w/ each other)
- Upper limbs at the side
- Palms facing forawrd
- Face is directed forward (not flexed)
Spaces within the body that helps protect, separate, and support internal organs
Body cavitites
Provides spaces for the internal organs to adjust
Body cavities
Contains membranes and bones
Body cavities
Enclosed by the skull and contains the brain
Cranial cavity
Contains the spinal cord
Vertebral cavity
Contains pleural and pericardial cavities, and mediastinum
Thoracic Cavity
Major body cavities
Dorsal (Cranial & Spinal)
Ventral (Thoracic & Abdominopelvic)
What does the abdominal cavity contain?
Gallbladder
Liver
Most of the large intestines
Small intestine
Spleen
Stomach
What does the pelvic cavity contain?
Internal orgarns of the rep system
Portions of the large intestine
Urinary bladder
An imaging modality that usually ecxamins the reproducctive system
Pelvic ultrasound
2 perpendicular lines intersecting at the umbilicus
Abdominopelvic Quadrants
More widely used for anatomical studies
Abdominopelvic Regions
The abdominopelvic quadrants is used more for locating what?
Pain
Tumor
Abnormalities
Suffic meaning below
Hypo
Suffix meaning above
Epi
Suffix meaning belly
Gastric
Suffix meaning cartilage
Chondriac
Imaginary flat surfaces that pass through the body parts
Body Planes
Importance of body planes
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
Vertical plane that divides the body or organ into right and left
Sagittal Plane
2 types of sagittal plane
Parasagittal
Midsagittal (MSP)
Type of sagittal plane that is important in the field of radiology
Midsagittal plane
Divides into anterior (front) and posterior (back)
Coronal Plane/ Frontal Plane
MCP meaning
Midcoronal plane