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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Normal
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Those assumed by the body.
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Placed
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Those positions that individuals are placed in for exams or for comfort measures.
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Anatomical
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The stance the body has when it is erect with the arms hanging at the side, palms facing forward.
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Erect
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Body in the standing postion.
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Lateral Recumbant
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Body lying horizontally on either side.
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Prone
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Body lying in a horizontal position with the face down (sleeping on the stomach).
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Supine
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Body lying horizontally with the face up (sleeping on the back).
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Fowler's
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Head of the bed is raised, knees are slightly flexed.
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Sims' or Left Lateral Recumbant
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lying on the left side with the right thigh and knee drawn up.
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Lithotomy
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Lying on the back with the hips and knees flexed and the thighs abducted and externally rotated (think gyno visits).
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Trendelenburg Position
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Lying flat with the head lower than the body or legs.
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Superior
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Above; as in the elbow is above the wrist.
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Inferior
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Below; as in the the hand is below the wrist.
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Anterior
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Front or in front of
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Posterior
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Back or in back of
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Lateral
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To the sides
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Medial
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Near the middle
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Proximal
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Nearest to
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Distal
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Point farthest from the point of origin.
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Superficial
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Point nearest to the body surface.
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Deep
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Away from the surface.
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