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"The body is in the _______ position when lying face down; the body is in the ______ position when lying face up."
-Prone
-Supine
Ch. 5, pg. 147
"A patient who is sitting up with the knees bent is...said to be in ______________."
Fowler's position
"___________ is a position in which the patient is on a backboard or stretcher with the feet 6" to 12" higher than the head."
Trendelenburg's position
"In the ____________, or ______________, the head and torso are supine, and the lower extremities are elevated 6-12" to help increase blood flow to the brain."
-Shock position
-Modified Trendeleburg's position
"The wrist is a modified _____________ joint formed by the ends of the ______ and _____ and _______________."
-Ball-and-socket
-Radius and ulna
-Several small wrist bones.
Ch. 5, pg. 150
"There are eight bones in the wrist, called ________."
Carpal bones
"Extending from the carpal bones are five ____________,which serve as a base for each of the five ________________."
-Metacarpals
-Fingers/digits
"The fingers are composed of bones called the __________."
Phalanges
"Each pelvic bone is formed by the fusion of three separate bones. These three bones are called the __________, the ___________, and the ____________."
-Ilium
-Ischium
-Pubis
"The pelvis is a closed bony ring that consists of three bones: the________ and the two ________."
-Sacrum
-Pelvic bones
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