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29 Cards in this Set
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standard anatomical position |
body is standing upright with face directed forward, arms hanging at sides and palms of hand facing forward. Feet flat and directed forward. |
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3 anatomical planes |
• sagittal/lateral plane • frontal/coronal plane • transverse/horizontal plane |
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saggital/lateral plane |
vertical line dividing the body to left and right sections |
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frontal/coronal plane |
vertical line dividing body into front (anterior)and back (posterior) sections |
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transverse/horizontal plane |
horizontal line dividing body to upper (superior) and lower (inferior) sections |
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cavities |
or spaces, contain internal organs or viscera. |
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ventral cavities |
larger cavities |
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1. thoracic cavities 2. abdominopelvic cavities |
ventral cavities subdivided into 2 |
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thoracic cavities |
occupied by ventral internal organs superior to diaphragm |
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1. Left and right Pleural cavities 2. Mediastinum 3. Pericardial Cavity |
thoracic cavities consist of? |
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dorsal cavities |
combination of cranial and spinal cavity |
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cranial cavity |
occupied by brain, enclosed by skull bones |
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1. Right upper quadrant (RUQ) 2. Left upper quadrant (LUQ) 3. Right lower quadrant (RLQ) 4. Left lower quadrant (LLQ) |
4 abdominal quadrants |
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1. Right hypochondriac region 2. Epigastric region 3. Left hypochondriac region 4. Right lumbar region 5. Umbilical region 6. Left lumbar region 7. Right iliac region 8. Hypogastric region 9. Left Iliac region |
9 abdominopelvic cavities |
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gallbladder,liver |
right hypochondriac region |
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liver, stomach, pancreas, spleen |
epigastric region |
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diaphragm, spleen, pancreas |
left hypochondriac region |
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gallbladder, large intestine |
right lumbar region |
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duodenum, small and large intestine |
umbilical region |
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appendix, cecum |
right iliac region |
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urinary bladder |
hypogastric region |
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small intestines |
left iliac region |
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small intestines and left kidney |
left lumbar |
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prone |
what anatomical position is this? |
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supine |
what anatomical position is this? |
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right lateral recumbent |
what anatomical position is this? |
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fowlers |
what anatomical position is this? |
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left lateral recumbent |
what anatomical position is this? |
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Trendelenburg |
what anatomical position is this? |
