front 1 Anatomical Position | back 1 the human standing erect, face forward, with feet parallel and arms hanging at the side, with palms facing forward |
front 2 Supine Position | back 2 The patient is laying face upward |
front 3 Prone Position | back 3 the patient is laying face downward on the stomach |
front 4 Trendelenburg position | back 4 the head of the bed is lower than the patients feet |
front 5 Trendelenburg position | back 5 this position is used to help move secretions from various regions of the patients lungs |
front 6 Fowlers position | back 6 the patient is sitting in the bed with head of the bed elevated |
front 7 Fowlers Position | back 7 this position is often used to facilitate breathing and for comfort of bedridden patients while eating or talking S |
front 8 Superior (Cranial or Cephalic) | back 8 towards the head or upper body |
front 9 Inferior Caudal | back 9 means away from the head or toward the lower part of the body |
front 10 Anterior Ventral | back 10 refers to body parts toward or on the front of the body |
front 11 Posterior Dorsal | back 11 body parts toward or on the back of the body |
front 12 Medial | back 12 refers to body pars located near the middle or midline of the body |
front 13 Lateral | back 13 Refers to body parts located away from the midline( or on the side) of the |
front 14 Lithotomy Position | back 14 a common position for surgical procedures and medical examination of the pelvis, lower abdomen, and reproductive organs |
front 15 Lithotomy Position | back 15 patients are placed on their back with feet elevated |
front 16 Dorsal Recumbent | back 16 patient lying on their back with their knees flexed and feet flat on the table or bed |
front 17 Dorsal Recumbent | back 17 This position is used for some surgical procedures and examinations of the vagina or rectum |
front 18 Seated Position | back 18 position used for obtaining medical history |
front 19 High Flowers position 90 degree | back 19 Examination of the head, neck and upper body |
front 20 Semi-Fowlers position 45 degree | back 20 Post- surgical exams; patients with breathing difficulties or lower back injuries |
front 21 Sims position | back 21 Rectal, perineal, and pelvic exams; rectal temperatures; enemas |
front 22 Proximal | back 22 body parts closest to a point of reference of the body |
front 23 distal | back 23 body parts further away from a point of reference |
front 24 External | back 24 on the outside |
front 25 internal | back 25 structures on the insde |
front 26 Superficial | back 26 toward or at the bodys surface |
front 27 Deep | back 27 away from the bodys surface |
front 28 central | back 28 locations near the center of the body (torso and head) |
front 29 peripheral | back 29 the extremities ( arms and legs) |
front 30 Cyanosis | back 30 a condition of blush-colored skin that is usually the result of low levels of oxygen in the blood |
front 31 Transverse plane (Horizontal Plane) | back 31 dividing the body into superior and inferior sections, this can also be called cross sectioning the body |
front 32 Cross sectioning is often done with | back 32 tissue and organ samples to so that internal structures can be examined |
front 33 Median Plane Midsagittal Plane | back 33 divides the body into right and left halves, runs exactly down the middle |
front 34 Sagittal Plane | back 34 Divides the body into right and left halves that DO NOT have to be equal can be anywhere left or right of the midline |
front 35 Frontal Plane Coronal Plane | back 35 divides the body into anterior(ventral) and posterior(dorsal) sections |
front 36 X-rays | back 36 are a form of high energy radiation that penetrates the body and gives a two-dimensional view of the bones, air, fluid and tissues in the body |
front 37 Two large cavities that house and protect organs | back 37 the dorsal(posterior) cavity and the ventral(anterior) cavity |
front 38 The thoracic cavity contains the | back 38 heart, lungs, and large blood vessels |
front 39 The heart has its own cavity called the | back 39 pericardial cavity |
front 40 The abdominopelvic cavity contains the | back 40 digestive organs, such as the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and spleen in the superior or abdominal portion |
front 41 Pelvic Cavity Inferior portion | back 41 contains the urinary and reproductive organs and the last part of the large intestine |
front 42 Posterior Cavity | back 42 consists of the cranial cavity, which houses the brain and the spinal cavity(vertebral cavity) which contains the spinal cord |
front 43 Nasal cavity | back 43 space behind the nose |
front 44 oral cavity(buccal cavity) | back 44 space within the mouth |
front 45 orbital cavity | back 45 houses the eyes |
front 46 Right upper quadrant houses the RUQ | back 46 Liver, Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder |
front 47 Left Upper Quadrant houses the LUQ | back 47 Liver, spleen, left kidney, stomach, colon, pancreas |
front 48 Right Lower Quandrant RLQ | back 48 Colon, small intestine, major artery and vein to the right leg, Ureter, Appendix |
front 49 Left Lower Quadrant LLQ | back 49 Colon, small intestine, Major artery and vein to the left leg, ureter |
front 50 Midline Area | back 50 Aorta, Pancreas, Small intestine, Bladder, Spine |