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Anatomy and Positioning Essentials
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Anatomy and Positioning Essentials
Language of Anatomy Vocabulary
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1
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What is anatomy a study of?
Answer
The structures of the body.
2
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What is physiology the study of?
Answer
Functions of body structures.
3
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What does pathophysiology study?
Answer
Disease processes.
4
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Define superior in anatomical terms.
Answer
Toward the head or upper part.
5
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Define inferior in anatomical terms.
Answer
Away from the head toward the lower part.
6
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What does dorsal mean in humans?
Answer
Toward the back (posterior).
7
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What does ventral mean in humans?
Answer
Toward the front (anterior).
8
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What does anterior describe?
Answer
In front of the body.
9
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What does posterior describe?
Answer
Behind the body.
10
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Define proximal orientation.
Answer
Closer to the point of attachment or trunk.
11
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Define distal orientation.
Answer
Farther from the point of attachment or trunk.
12
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What does medial refer to?
Answer
Toward the midline of the body.
13
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What does lateral refer to?
Answer
Away from the midline.
14
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What does caudal refer to?
Answer
Toward the tail or inferior end.
15
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What does cephalic refer to?
Answer
Toward the head or superior end.
16
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What are the three primary body planes?
Answer
Transverse, sagittal, frontal.
17
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What does the transverse plane divide?
Answer
Superior and inferior sections.
18
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What does the sagittal plane divide?
Answer
Left and right sections.
19
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What is special about the midsagittal plane?
Answer
Divides body into equal left and right halves.
20
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What does the frontal plane divide?
Answer
Anterior and posterior sections.
21
Question
Describe the erect patient position.
Answer
Standing upright.
22
Question
What is High Fowler's position?
Answer
Sitting upright at a 90-degree angle.
23
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Define Low Fowler's position.
Answer
Supine with the head of bed elevated 15-30 degrees.
24
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Define Semi-Fowler's position.
Answer
Supine with head of bed elevated 30-45 degrees.
25
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What is knee-chest position?
Answer
Lying on stomach with knees drawn to chest.
26
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Describe the lateral position.
Answer
Lying on one side.
27
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What does prone mean in positioning?
Answer
Lying flat on the stomach, face down.
28
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What is Sim's position?
Answer
Lying on the left side with right knee bent toward chest.
29
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Define supine position.
Answer
Lying flat on back, face up.
30
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What is the cranial cavity?
Answer
Contains the brain.