EMT 150 Anatomical Terms

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anatomy

structure of the body anf how the body is made.
physoilogy

function of the living body and its part(how the body works)
supine

Lying on your back
prone

lying on your stomach
lateral recumbent( recovery) position)

lying either on their right or left side. (Left side is better)
Flower position

patient is lying on this back with an angle of 45 to 60 degrees
simi-fowler

patient lying on there back with less than 45 degree
Shock positon

Trendelenburg Position: Leg about 12 inches higher the body
Sagittal plane
(median plane)

a vertical line that runs lengthwise and divides the body into left and right segments
Frontal plane
(Coronal plane)

Divides the body into front and back halves
transveral plane
(horizontal plane)

is parallel to the ground and divids into upper and lower halves.
midline

line that runs from the head through the nose and all the way to the floor
midaxillary midline

middle of the armpit to the ankle(side of body)
anterior plane

front of body
posterior plane

back of body
anterior

towards the front
posterior

towards the back
superior

means towards the head or above the point of reference
inferior

towards the feet or below the point of referance
Dorsal

toward the back or back bone
ventral

towards the front or belly
medial

toward the midline or center of the body
lateral

ledt or right of midline or way from the midline of the body
bilateral

both sides
unilateral

one side
ipsilateral

same side
contralateral

opposite side
proximal

near the point of reference
distal

distant or far from the point of reference
right and left

ALWAYS the pateints right or left
Midclavicular

middle of clavice
midaxillary

middle of armpit
planter

sole of foot
palmer

plam of hand

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EMT 150 Anatomical Terms

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EMT 150 Anatomical Terms

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