Normal Anatomical Position is the position of the body when standing erect, with arms at the sides and palms facing forward.
Midline is from the patient’s point of view.
Right and Left are relative directions.
Medial and Lateral are relative directions.
Superior is above a body surface or structure or the top of body surface or structure.
Inferior is below a body surface or structure or the top of body surface or structure.
Prone is facedown.
Supine is face up .
Right lateral/left lateral recumbent is lying on either side of the body.
Fowler is torso 90 degrees to the extended legs .
Most patients are transported in semi-fowlers.
Trendelenburg is legs elevated.
The body is made up of cells, cells together make up tissue, tissue together make organ, organs together make up organ or body system.
The musculoskeletal system functions by changing shape when damage occurs, providing protection, and enabling movement.
Tendons are muscle to bone, ligaments are bone to bone, and bone is a hard substance; framework of body.
Cartilage is more flexible than bone.
Meniscus is under knee joint; cushions where femur and tibia meet.
There are 33 vertebrae in the body, with the spinous process being the sharp part protruding and the transverse processes jutting laterally off the vertebrae.
The ribcage is all connected posteriorly to the thoracic vertebrae, with 10 ribs circumfrencial and 2 ribs floating.
Manubrium is the body of the sternum.
Posterior lined with smooth muscle.
Respiratory system functions are to supply oxygen to circulatory system and expel carbon dioxide and other wastes through exhalation.
Central pulse is stronger than peripheral.
Carina is where trachea branch off.
Atria contract, ventricle contract.
Ankle and foot bones include Tarsals, Metatarsals, Phalanges, and Calcaneous.
Acetabulum is the part of the pelvis where the femur articulates.
Carotid, Femoral, and Radial are good for infants.
Alveoli are microscopic airsacs between microscopic blood vessels to reoxygenate blood.
Tibia is the weight-bearing bone that is larger and its proximal part flares out; tibia plateau is flat, where femur articulates.
Anterior lined with cartilage.
Oropharynx is the part of the throat behind the mouth.
Iliac crest is the top of the ilium.
The circulatory system functions are distribution of oxygen, nutrients, hormones to body cells and removing waste.
The heart has its own conduction system known as the cardiac conduction system.
Pelvic girdle can lose a lot of blood and can lose up to 1.9 liters of blood.
Upper respiratory system includes larynx and above is the airway.
Larynx is the voicebox; rings of cartilage.
SA node spreads electrical impulse over the atrium of the heart.