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54 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Anatomical Position
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body erect, facing forward, arms to the side, and palms facing forward
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Anterior
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towards the front of the body
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Posterior
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towards the back of the body
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Medial
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nearer to the midline or center of the body
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Lateral
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farthest away from the midline or center of the body
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Midline
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toward the center of the body
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Peripheral
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Away from the midline
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Superior
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nearer the top or upper end of the body
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Inferior
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nearer the bottom or lower end of the body
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Proximal
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nearest the point of attachment, or center of the body
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Distal
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farthest from the point of attachment or center of the body
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Supine
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lying down face up
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Prone
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lying down face down
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Semi-sitting (semi-fowler's)
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30 or 40 degree angle
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Sitting (fowler's)
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sitting straight up (90)
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Left lateral
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Pt is on left side with right knee and thigh drawn up
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Shock position
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lower extremities raised to a 30 or 40 degree angle- pt supine
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Trendelenburg
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the pt is tilted with head down and feet up- pt supine
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Reverse Trendelenburg
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the pt is tilted with feet down and head up- pt supine
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Extension
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straightening a limb, torso, or neck
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Flexion
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bending a limb, torso, or neck
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Rotation
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process of twisting or turning on an axis may be desribed as internal or external rotation
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Cranium
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the head or skull (neck will be discussed with the head)
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Torso
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(Trunk) Chest and abdomen. divided into thorax or chest cavity and abdomen
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Extremities
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the upper and lower extremities (arms and legs)
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Frontal
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anterior portion of the head
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Parietal
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the crown of the head (top)
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Temporal
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area where the ears are attached (bony prominence being the mastoid area)
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Occipital
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posterior or back of the skull
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thyroid cartilage
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the anterior prominence of the neck called the Adam's apple
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cricoid cartilage
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a ring like structure inferior to the thyroid cartilage
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cricothyroid membrane
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membrane between the cricoid and thyroid cartilages of the larynx
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midclavicular line
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an imaginary line drawn inferiorly through the middle of the clavical (male nipple)
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supraclavicular area
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the area above the clavicles (top of the lungs lie beneath this area)
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sternum
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lies in the middle of the anterior chest (breast bone)
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xyphoid process
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an arrow shaped piece of cartilage attached to the distal end of the sternum
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sternal notch
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a notch at the base of the anterior neck where the two clavicles are joined with the sternum
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sternal angle
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is the prominence at the junction of the upper and middle third of the sternum
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intercostal space
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the space between each rib
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costal margins
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the lower borders of the ribs
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anterior axillary line
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an imaginary line drawn through the anterior fold of the armpit
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posterior axillary line
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an imaginary line drawn through the posterior fold of the armpit
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midaxillary line
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midway between the anterior and posterior axillary lines
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midscapular line
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an imaginary line drwan vertically through the center of the scapulae
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paravertebral area
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the area alongside the vertebral column
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flanks
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lateral boarders of the back
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epigastric
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the superior abdomen; inferior to the xyphoid process and anterior to the stomach
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umbillical
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the area arround the umbilicus
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suprapubic
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the inferior abdomen; superior to the pubic bone and anterior to the bladder
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RUQ (right upper quadrant)
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diaphragm, liver, duodenum, gallbladder, lg. intestine, (kidney)
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RLQ (right lower quadrant)
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appendix, cecum, overy, uterus, bladder
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LUQ (left upper quadrant)
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diaphram,spleen, stomach, pancreas, (kidney)
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LLQ (left lower quadrant)
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sm. intestine, overy, uterus, bladder
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antecubital fossa
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the anterior surface of the elbow
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