IPPE 2 MED TERMS

toward the front

toward the back

the head end of the body

toward the tail

the position assumed in lying down

turning inside out; turning outward

movement of bringing the members of a limb into or toward a straight condition

the act of bending or the condition of being bent

the head of the patient's bed is raised 18-20 inches above level

situated or occurring on the inside

situated or occurring on the outside

the patient rests on his or her knees and chest. The head is turned to one side, and the arms are extended on the bed, the elbows flexed and resting so that they partially bear the weight of the patient

midline of the body, pertaining to the side

having two sides, pertaining to both sides

situated toward the middle

slanting;incline

an outward structure or surface; the portion of a system outside the central region

toward the center or median line; the point of attachment or origin

remote; farther from any point of reference

one of four parts

lying down

the process of turning around an axis

the patient lies on his or her left side and chest, the right knee and thigh drawn up, the left arm along the back

left

right

above, upward

below, downward

lying with the face upward or on the dorsal surface

act of placing or lying on back

lying face downward or on the ventral surface

the act of assuming the prone position

the patient is supine on a surface inclined 45 degrees, the head lower than the legs

perpendicular; ventrical