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Module 1: General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology Flashcards

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What is the science of the structure of the body

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Anatomy

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Study of the function of the organs

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Physiology

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Detailed study of the knowledge relating to the bones of the body

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Osteology

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Functions of Bones

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  • Attachment for muscle
  • Mechanical basis for movement
  • Protection of internal organs
  • Frame to support
  • Storage for calcium, phosphorus, and other salts
  • Production of RBC and WBC
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Bone Structure

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  • Periosteum
  • Endosteum
  • Haversian System
  • Medullary Cavity
  • Spongy Bone
  • Cortical Bone
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Term given to the development and formation of bones

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Ossification

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Bones formed from Intermembranous ossification

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Skull, clavicles, mandible and sternum

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Bones formed from Endochondrial ossification

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Short, irregular and long bones

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Primary ossification

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Diaphysis

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Secondary ossification

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epiphysis

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Classification of Bones

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  • Long
  • Short
  • Flat
  • Irregular
  • Sesamoid
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Long Bones (example and function)

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Femur, humerus : to provide support

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Short Bone (example and function)

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Tarsals and wrist : Allow minimum flexibility and motion in a short distance

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Flat Bone (example and function)

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  • Diploe
  • Cranium, sternum, scapula
  • Provides protection, and their broad surfaces allow muscle attachment
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Irregular Bone (example and function)

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  • Vertebrae & pelvis
  • attachment for muscles, tendons and ligaments, or they attach to other bones to create joint
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Sesamoid bone (example and function)

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Patella
- Developed inside and beside the tendon, and protects it from excessive wear

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Process and Projections

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  1. Condyle
  2. Coracoid/Coronoid
  3. Horn
  4. Crest
  5. Epicondyle
  6. Facet
  7. Hamulus
  8. Head
  9. Line
  10. Malleolus
  11. Protuberance
  12. Spine
  13. Styloid
  14. Trochanter
  15. Tubercle
  16. Tuberosity
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Process and Projections

rounded process at an articular extremity

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Condyle

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Process and Projections

beaklike or crownlike process

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Coracoid or Coronoid

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Process and Projections

hornlike process on a bone

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Horn

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Process and Projections

ridgelike process

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Crest

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Process and Projections

projection above condyle

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Epicondyle

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Process and Projections

small, smooth-surfaced process for articulation

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Facet

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Process and Projections

hook-shaped process

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Hamulus

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# Process and Projections expanded end of a long bone
Head
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# Process and Projections less prominent ridge than a creast, linear elevation
Line
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# Process and Projections club-shaped process
Malleolus
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# Process and Projections projecting part or prominence
Protuberance
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# Process and Projections sharp process
Spine
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# Process and Projections long pointed process
Styloid
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# Process and Projections either of two large rounded, and elevated process (greater/major and lesser/minor)
Trochanter
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# Process and Projections small, rounded and elevated process
Tubercle
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# Process and Projections large, rounded elevated process
Tuberosity
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Depressions | 8
1. Fissure 2. Foramen 3. Fossa 4. Groove 5. Meatus 6. Notch 7. Sinus 8. Sulcus
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# Depressions cleft, or deep groove
Fissure
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# Depressions hole in a bone for transmission of blood vessels and nerves
Foramen
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# Depressions pit, fovea or hollow space
Fossa
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# Depressions shallow linear channel
Groove
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# Depressions tubelike passageway running within a bone
Meatus
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# Depressions indentation into the border of a bone
Notch
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# Depressions recess, groove or cavity, or hollow space
Sinus
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# Depressions furrow, trench or fissurelike depression
Sulcus
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# Fractures Does not break through skin
Closed
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# Fractures Serious fracture in which the broken bone or bones project through the skin
Open
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# Fractures Which the bone retains its normal alignment
Nondisplaced
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# Fractures The bones are not in anatomic alignment
Displaced
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# Arthrology Functional Classification
* Synarthroses - immovable joints * Amphiarthroses - slighty immovable * Diathroses - Freely movable
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# Arthrology: Functional Classification immovable joints
Synarthroses
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# Arthrology: Functional Classification slightly movable
Amphiarthroses
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# Arthrology: Functional Classification Freely movable
Diarthroses
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# Arthrology Structural Classification
* Fibrous Joints * Cartilaginous Joints * Synovial Joints
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# Arthrology * Do not have a joint cavity * Strongest joints in the body
Fibrous Joint
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# Arthrology: Fibrous Joints tibiofibular joint
Syndemosis
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# Arthrology: Fibrous Joints skull
Suture
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# Arthrology: Fibrous Joints roots of teeth
Gomphosis
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# Arthrology * Do not have a joint cavity * virtually immovable
Cartilaginous Joints
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# Arthrology: Cartilaginous Joints pubic symphysis
Symphysis
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# Arthrology: Cartilaginous Joints ephiphyseal plate found between the epiphysis and diaphysis
Synchondrosis
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# Arthrology Movable joints
Synovial joints
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# Arthrology: Synovial Joints 6 types of Synovial Joints
* Gliding (Plane) * Hinge (ginglymus) * Pivot (Trochoid) * Ellipsoid (Condyloid) * Saddle (sellar) * Ball and socket
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# Arthrology: Synovial Joints intercarpal and intertarsal joints of the wrist and foot
Gliding (plane) joint
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# Arthrology: Synovial Joints elbow, knee and ankle
Hinge (ginglymus) joints
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# Arthrology: Synovial Joints atlas and axis
Pivot (Trochoid)
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# Arthrology: Synovial Joints between trapezium and 1st metacarpal
Saddle (sellar) joint
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# Arthrology: Synovial Joints hip and shoulder
Ball and Socket joint
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Body Movement Terminology (14)
* Abduct/Abduction * Adduct/Adduction * Extension * Flexion * Hyperextension * Hyperflexion * Evert/eversion * Invert/inversion * Pronate/pronation * Supinate/supination * rotate/rotation * Circumduction * Tilt * Deviation
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# Body Movement Terminology movement of part **away from the central axis** of the body or body part
Abduct/Abduction
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# Body Movement Terminology movement of part **toward the central axis** of the body or part
Adduct/Adduction
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# Body Movement Terminology **straightening** of a joint
Extension
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# Body Movement Terminology **act of bending** of a joint
Flexion
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# Body Movement Terminology **forced or excessive extension** or joints
Hyperextension
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# Body Movement Terminology **forced overflexion** of a limb or joints
Hyperflexion
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# Body Movement Terminology **outward turning** of the foot and ankle
Evert/eversion
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# Body Movement Terminology **inward turning** of the foot at the ankle
Invert/inversion
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# Body Movement Terminology rotation of the forearm so that the **palm is down**
Pronate/pronation
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# Body Movement Terminology rotation of the forearm so that **palm is up**
Supinate/supination
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# Body Movement Terminology turning or rotating of the body or a body part **around its axis**
Rotate/rotation
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# Body Movement Terminology **circular movement** of a limb
Circumduction
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# Body Movement Terminology **tipping or slanting** a body part slightly
Tilt
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# Body Movement Terminology a **turning away** from the regular standard or course
Deviation
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# Anatomic Relationship terms * refers to forward or front part of the body * forward part of an organ
Anterior/Ventral
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to back part of an organ
Posterior/Dorsal
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts away from the head of the body
Caudad
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts toward the head of the body
Cephalad
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to nearer the head or situated above
Superior
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to the nearer the feet or situated below
Inferior
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to mid area or main part of an organ
Central
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to part at or near the surface, edge, or outside of another body part
Peripheral
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts toward the median plane of the body or toward the middle part of another body
Medial
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts **away from the median plane** of the body or away from the middle of another body part to left and right
Lateral
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts near the skin or surface
Superficial
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts far from the surface
Deep
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts **farthest from the point of attachment** , point of reference, origin or beginning; **away from the center of the body**
Distal
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts **nearer the point of attachment**,point of reference, origin, or beginning; **toward the center of the body**
Proximal
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts outside an organ or on the outside of the body
External
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to parts within or on the inside of an organ
Internal
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to the wall or lining of a body cavity
Parietal
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to the covering of an organ
Visceral
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to a part or parts on the same side of the body
Ipsilateral
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to a part or parts on the opposite side of the body
Contralateral
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to the palm of the hand
Palmar
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# Anatomic Relationship terms refers to sole of the foot
Plantar
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Body Planes
* Sagittal Plane ( midsagittal plane) * Coronal Plane (midaxillary plane) * Horizontal (Transverse pr Axial plane) * Oblique
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Body Cavities
* Thoracic cavity * Abdominal cavity
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# Divisions of the Abdomen Quadrants
* Right Upper Quadrant * Right Lower Quadrant * Left Upper Quadrant * Left Lower Quadrant
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# Divisions of the Abdomen Regions
Superior - Right hypochondrium - Epigastrium - Left hypochondrium Middle - Right Lumbar - Umbilical - Left Lumbar Inferior - Right Inguinal - Hypogastrium - Left Inguinal
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# Surface Landmarks C1 ## Footnote Cervical area
Mastoid Tip
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# Surface Landmarks C2, C3 ## Footnote Cervical area
Ganion (angle of mandible)
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# Surface Landmarks C5 ## Footnote Cervical area
Thyroid cartilage
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# Surface Landmarks C7 ## Footnote Cervical area
Vertebra prominens
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# Surface Landmarks T1 ## Footnote Thoracic area
Approximately 5 cm (2 in) above of sternal notch
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# Surface Landmarks T2, T3 ## Footnote Thoracic area
Level of manubrial (sternal) notch and superior margin at scapulae
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# Surface Landmarks T4, T5 ## Footnote Thoracic area
Level of sternal angle
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# Surface Landmarks T7 ## Footnote Thoracic area
Level of inferior angle of scapulae
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# Surface Landmarks T10 ## Footnote Thoracic area
Level of xiphoid tip
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# Surface Landmarks L3 ## Footnote Lumbar area
Costal margin
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# Surface Landmarks L3, L4 ## Footnote Lumbar area
Level of umbilicus
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# Surface Landmarks L4 ## Footnote Lumbar area
Level of most superior aspect of iliac crest
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# Surface Landmarks S1 ## Footnote Sacrum and pelvic area
Level of anterior superior iliac spine
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# Surface Landmarks Coccyx ## Footnote Sacrum and pelvic area
Level of pubic symphysis and greater trochanter
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Determines the size, shape, and position, tonus, and motility of the organs of the thoracic and abdominal cavities
Body Habitus
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# Body Habitus Type of Body Habitus
* Asthenic * Sthenic * Hyposthenic * Hypersthenic
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# Radiographic Positioning Terminology The path of the central ray as it exits the x-ray tube and goes through the patient to the IR
Projection
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# Radiographic Positioning Terminology Types of Projection
* AP Projection * PA Projection * Axial Projection * Tangential Projection * Lateral Projection * Oblique Projection * Complex Projection * True Projection
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# Radiographic Positioning Terminology Overall posture of the patient of the general body positions
Position
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# Radiographic Positioning Terminology * A term that is used to indicate the patient's general physical position * Refers to the specific placement of the body part in relation to the radiographic table or IR during imaging
Position
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# Radiographic Positioning Terminology Positions (specific placement of the body part)
* Lateral position * Oblique position * Decubitus Position * Lordotic Position * Tangetial and Axial Positions * Oblique Positions
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used to describe the body part as seen by the IR
View
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Specifies the x-ray projection and body position, and it may include specific items such as IR and central ray position
Method
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Positioning Aids
* Sponges * Sandbags * Immobilization Devices
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Accessory Equipment
* Calipers * Lead Shields or Shadow shields * Lead Markers * Image Receptor Holders

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