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Cards (59)

  • Anatomical position
    Basis in locating organs/body parts
  • Quadrants
    Based on abdominal region
  • Regions
    Identify what organ is affected
  • Body planes
    use to identify orientation of body parts/organs
  • Hypo
    Low
  • Chondriac
    Rib cartilage
  • Coronal
    Divides the body from anterior to posterior
  • Midsagittal
    Divides the body into two equal halves (L/R)
  • Sagittal
    Same cut (L/R) but not equal
  • Horizontal
    Divides the body form superior to inferior
  • Oblique
    It’s different from horizontal is its direction
  • Anterior
    Refers to the front side of the body
  • Posterior
    Refers to the backside of the body
  • Medial
    Towards/away the midline of the body
  • Lateral
    Away from the midline of the body
  • Proximal
    Near at the point of attachment
  • Distal
    Away from the point of attachment
  • Superior
    Refers to the up/top of the body
  • Inferior
    Refers to the down/below of the body
  • Superficial
    Upper layer
  • Deep
    Inner layer
  • Cephalad
    Towards the head
  • Caudal
    Towards the feet
  • Supine
    Lying down position facing up
  • Prone
    Lying down position facing down
  • Lateral
    Side
  • Recumbent
    lying down
  • Lithotomy
    Mother giving birth
  • Trendelenburg
    Feet is higher than the head (poor blood circulation)
  • Fowlers
    Head is higher than the feet 90° (poor respiration)
  • Semi fowlers
    Head is higher 15-20° (nausea)
  • Sims position
    Side way- best for insertion of catheter
  • Fractures
    discontinuity or disruption in bones caused by mechanical force
  • Dislocation
    disruption of the normal articulating anatomy of a joint
  • Subluxation
    (partial dislocation)
  • Open
    one in which skin is disrupted
  • Closed
    one in which the skin is intact over the fracture site
  • Simple
    there are only two major fragments and one fracture line
  • Comminuted
    there are multiple fragments of bone and multiple fracture lines
  • Complete
    the fracture line goes completely across the bone