Terms

Question 1

anatomical position

Answer 1

a person standing, facing forward, with his palms forward

Question 2

plane

Answer 2

a flat surface, the kind that would be formed if you sliced straight through a dummy

Question 3

midline

Answer 3

an imaginary line down the center of the body, passing between the eyes and extending down past the umbilicus (belly button)

Question 4

medial

Answer 4

refers to a position closer to the midline

Question 5

lateral

Answer 5

refers to a position farther away from the midline

Question 6

bilateral

Answer 6

refers to “both sides” of anything

Question 7

mid-axillary line

Answer 7

extends vertically from the mid-armpit to the ankle

Question 8

anterior or ventral

Answer 8

front

Question 9

posterior or dorsal

Answer 9

back

Question 10

superior

Answer 10

above

Question 11

inferior

Answer 11

below

Question 12

proximal

Answer 12

closer to the torso

Question 13

distal

Answer 13

farther from the torso

Question 14

palmar

Answer 14

referring to the palm of the hand

Question 15

plantar

Answer 15

referring to the sole of the foot

Question 16

mid-clavicular line

Answer 16

runs through the center of a clavicle

Question 17

abdominal quadrants

Answer 17

right upper quadrant (RUQ), left upper quadrant (LUQ), right lower quadrant (RLQ), left lower quadrant (LLQ)

Question 18

supine

Answer 18

patient is laying on his back

Question 19

prone

Answer 19

patient is laying on his abdomen

Question 20

recovery position

Answer 20

patient is laying on his side

Question 21

Fowler’s position

Answer 21

sitting up in a stretcher

Question 22

Trendelenburg position

Answer 22

the patient is lying on the stretcher with the head slightly lower than the feet

Question 23

musculoskeletal system

Answer 23

consists of the skull and spine, ribs and sternum, shoulders and upper extremities, pelvis and lower extremities

Question 24

3 main functions of musculoskeletal system

Answer 24

• to give the body shape
• to protect vital internal organs
• to provide for body movement