quick anatomy cards for emt

Anterior

Front of the body

Posterior

Back of the body

Ventral

Front or belly side of the body

Dorsal

Back side of the body; same as posterior

Superior

Toward the head or above another structure

Inferior

Toward the feet or below another structure

Medial

Toward the midline of the body

Lateral

Away from the midline of the body

Proximal

Closer to where a limb attaches to the body

Distal

Farther from where a limb attaches to the body

Bilateral

On both sides of the body

Unilateral

On one side of the body

Palmar

Palm side of the hand

Plantar

Sole or bottom of the foot

Supine

Lying face up

Prone

Lying face down

Fowler position

Sitting or semi-sitting with the head elevated

Recovery position

Lying on the side, usually to protect the airway

Recumbent

Lying down in general

Abduction

Movement away from the body's midline

Adduction

Movement toward the body's midline

Flexion

Bending a joint; decreases the angle

Extension

Straightening a joint; increases the angle

Polydipsia

Excessive thirst

Polyuria

Excessive urination

Hypoglycemia

Low blood sugar

Hyperglycemia

High blood sugar

Hyperemesis gravidarum

Excessive vomiting during pregnancy

Hemostasis

Stopping or controlling bleeding

Hematemesis

Vomiting blood

Hemolysis

Breakdown of red blood cells

Hemiplegia

Paralysis on one side of the body

Hepatomegaly

Enlargement of the liver

Hydrocephalus

Fluid buildup in or around the brain

Nephritis

Inflammation of the kidney

Pneumonitis

Inflammation of the lung

Pneumothorax

Air in the chest cavity that can cause lung collapse

Pericardiocentesis

Removal of fluid from around the heart

Supraventricular tachycardia

A fast heart rhythm that starts above the ventricles

Apex of the heart

The inferior pointed portion of the ventricles

Base of the heart

The upper portion of the heart

Septum

The wall that separates the right and left sides of the heart

Ventricles

The lower pumping chambers of the heart

Poly-

Many or excessive

-dipsia

Thirst

Hyper-

Excessive or high

Emesis

Vomiting

Gravida

Related to pregnancy

Hemo-

Blood

-stasis

Stopping or controlling

-lysis

Destruction or breakdown

-plegia

Paralysis

Hepato-

Liver

-megaly

Enlargement

Nephro-

Kidney

-itis

Inflammation

Pneumo-

Air or lung

Thorax

Chest

Peri-

Around

Cardio-

Heart

-centesis

Puncture to remove fluid

Supra-

Above

Tachy-

Fast

Brady-

Slow