ABS Quiz 1

What are the 4 components of the physical exam?

Observation, Palpation, Percussion, Auscultation

Cephalic

Head area

Occipital

back of head area

Frontal

forehead area

otic region

ear area

orbital region

eye region

buccal region

cheek area

nasal region

nose area

mental

chin area

cervical

neck area

axillary

armpit area

mammary

breast area

sternal

breastbone area/sternum

abdominal

stomach area

umbilicus

belly button area

thoracic

chest area

acromial

shoulder area

vertebral

spine area

lumbar

lower back area

scapular

shoulder blade area

pelvic

pelvis area

coxal

hip area

inguinal

groin area

pubic

genital area

perineal

between anus and genitals

sacral

tail bone area

gluteal

buttocks area

anetcubital

inner elbow area

brachial

upper arm

antebrachial

forearm

olecranal

back of elbow area

crural

shin

patellar

anterior knee

fibular

outer/lateral side of leg

femoral

thigh

popliteal

back of knee

sural

calf

Inferior (caudal)

away from the head, towards the feet

superior (cranial/cephalad)

toward the head end or upper part of a structure or the body; above

lateral

Away from the midline of the body

medial

Toward the midline of the body

intermediate

between two structures (medial and lateral)

proximal

Closer to the point of attachment to the body

distal

away from point of attachment

posterial (dorsal)

back of, on the behind/on the back

what can dorsal also refer to?

superior portion of the body that protrudes outward (top of foot, top of penis)

anterior (ventral)

front of, in the front

superficial

closer to the surface/skin

deep

closer to the inside of the body

ipsilateral

on the same side of the body

contralateral

on the opposite side of the body

coronal plane

divides body into front and back sections

sagittal plane

divides the body into left and right sections

median/mid sagittal

divides the body into equal right and left halves

axial (horizontal of transverse)

divides the body into upper and lower segments

supine

on your back

prone

lying face down

trendelenberg

bed is flat but declined so that the head is lower than the feet

fowlers

semi-sitting body position in which a person's head and shoulders are elevated 30-45 degrees

right/left lateral recumbent

The person is lying on the left or right side with corresponding side down (arm under head)

lithotomy

lying on back with legs in the air on stirrups (GYN position)

abduction

movement away from the midline

adduction

movement towards the centerline of body

supination of the ankle

outward roll, ankle joint pushing out

pronation of the ankle

ankle joint pushing in

inversion of the ankle

inward side up, big toe up, most common ankle injury

eversion of the ankle

outward side up, big toe down

abduction of the thumb

radial deviation

Movement of the wrist towards the radius or lateral side, towards the thumb side

ulnar deviation

Movement of the wrist towards the ulna or medial side, towards pinky side

genu varum (varus)

bow-legged arch (outward bend)

genu valgum (valgus)

knock-kneed

rickets disease leads to what?

genus varum

pes cavus

high arch

pes planus

flat footed

equinis deformity

"walking on toes"

talipes

referring to foot and ankle

talipes equinovarus

clubfoot

femoral anteversion

pigeontoed

femoral retroversion

duck walking

cubital

elbow

carpal

wrist

palmar

palm of hand

volar

palm of hand or sole of foot

digital

fingers, toes

pedal

pertaining to the foot

tarsal

ankle region

plantar

bottom of foot

talar

referring to the talus

calcaneal

pertaining to the heel

cutaneous

pertaining to the skin

peroneal

pertaining to the fibula

internal rotation

Rotation of a joint toward the middle of the body.

external rotation

Rotation of a joint away from the middle of the body.

mid clavicular line

the line through the center of each clavicle

mid sternal line

A line running vertically down the surface of the body passing through the middle of the sternum

manubrio-sternal angle

angle of louis

articulation between manubrium and sternal body

what underlying structures are beneath the angle of louis

level of rib 2, level of t4 and t5 vertebrae, end of aortic arch, level of tracheal bifurcation, azygos vein, thoracic lymphatic duct

where do chest tubes tend to go?

mid axillary line

how to find 5th intercostal space?

nipple line in men, below breast for women