front 1 Anatomical Position | back 1 a human standing erect, face forward, with feet parallel and arms hanging at the side, with palms facing forward |
front 2 Supine Position | back 2 Face upward |
front 3 Prone position | back 3 Face downward |
front 4 Trendelenburg Position | back 4 the head of the bed is lower than the patients feet
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front 5 Fowlers Position | back 5 the patient is sitting in bed with the head of the bed elevated
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front 6 Superior | back 6 toward the head or upper body |
front 7 Inferior | back 7 away from the head or toward the lower part of the body |
front 8 Anterior(ventral) | back 8 Front of the body |
front 9 Posterior(dorsal) | back 9 back of the body |
front 10 Medial | back 10 Middle of the body |
front 11 Lateral | back 11 on side of the body |
front 12 Lithotomy position | back 12 a common position for surgical procedures and medical examination of the pelvis, lower abdomen, and reproductive organs. Patients are placed on back with feet elevated |
front 13 Dorsal recumbent | back 13 laying on their back with knees flexed and feet flat on the table or bed Used for some surgical procedures and examinations of the vagina or rectum |
front 14 Semi Fowlers | back 14 45 Degree angle |
front 15 High Fowlers | back 15 90 Degree Angle |
front 16 Right Upper Quadrant | back 16
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front 17 Right Lower Quadrant | back 17
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front 18 Midline Area | back 18
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front 19 Left Upper Quadrant | back 19
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front 20 Left Lower Quadrant | back 20
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