| Anatomical Terms | |
| anatomical position |
standard reference position. standing erect,
facing the observer, arms down at sides palms forward.
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| the study of the body structure |
anatomy
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| the study of body functions |
physiology
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| flat surface formed by slicing through a solid object |
plane
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| an imaginary line drawn down the center of the body dividing it into right and left halves |
midline
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| toward the middle of the body |
medial
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| away from the middle of the body |
lateral
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| Both sides |
Bilateral
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| A vertical line from armpit to ankle. |
Mid-Axillary line
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| The back of the body or body part. |
posterior
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| The palm of the hand is referred to as _____ surface. |
Palmar
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| The bottom of the foot is referred to as the _____ surface. |
Plantar
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| Refers to the back of the body. |
dorsal
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| Toward the head of the body. |
superior
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| Away from the head, usually compared to another structure. |
inferior
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| Closer to the torso. |
proximal
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| Further away from the torso. |
distal
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| If a body divided into front & back halves what is the front half of the body called? |
anterior
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| When a pt is sitting up at a 45-60 degree angle it is called ______________ position |
fowler's
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| When a person is supine w/ legs up it is called |
trendelenburg's position
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| 5 divisions of spine are |
cervical
thoracic lumbar sacral coccyx |
| The heart, stomach and liver are all in which division of the spine? |
thoracic
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| Phalanges are also called |
fingers & toes
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| The ischium, pubis & acetabulum are parts of the |
pelvis
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| Another name for the thyroid cartilage: |
adam's apple
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| Carpals are ____ bones |
wrist
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| Tarsals are ____ bones |
ankle
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| Vocal cords are in the |
larynx
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| The _____ covers the larynx. |
epiglottis
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| If there is a radial pulse b/p is at least |
90/something
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| If there is a femoral pulse the b/p is at least |
80/something
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| If there is a carotid pulse the b/p is at least |
70/something
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| Normal adult pulse is |
60-100
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| What is the first part of the body to rigor? |
eyelids
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| The acetabulum is the |
socket of the hip joint
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| The _______ is the strongest part of the heart |
left ventricle
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| The ______ ventricle pumps blood to lungs |
right
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| _________ branch off of the aorta & supply the heart muscle with blood |
coronary arteries
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| The bone that makes the shin is the |
tibia
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| The smaller bone in the lower leg is the |
fibula
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| Seriously low systolic b/p is |
90/something
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| A seriously high systolic b/p is |
150/something
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| A seriously high diastolic b/p is |
something/90
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| The upper right quad of the abdomen contains: liver, kidney, colon, pancreas & ____ |
gallbladder
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| The upper left quad has the liver, kidney, colon, pancreas, + ____ & _____ |
spleen, stomach
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| recovery position |
on the side, waving |
Please note that each of these defined is a potential test question.
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