Chapter 2 A&P school year- 8/14/2025-12/1/2025

anatomical position

erect, feet forward, arms at side with palms facing forward, head facing forward with feet parallel

supine position

lying face up

prone position

lying face down

Trendelenburg position

lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet

fowler's position

a semi-sitting position; the head of the bed is raised between 45 and 60 degrees

Superior

toward the head

Inferior

Lower on the body, farther from the head

anterior

front of the body

Posterior

toward the back

medial

Toward the midline of the body

lateral

away from the midline

lithotomy position

lying on back with legs raised and feet in stirrups

dorsal recumbent

lying on back with legs bent and feet flat

Seated position

upright position in which the patient is sitting on a chair or stool

high fowler's

sitting at a 90 degree angle

Semi-Fowler's

30-45 degrees

supine

lying on the back

Prone Position

lying face down

sims

body position in which a person is lying on his left side with the upper knee flexed and raised toward the chest

Trendelendburg

Head below the level of feet

knee chest

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

superior

toward the top

inferior

towards the bottom

proximal

Nearer to the trunk of the body

distal

away from the point of attachment

external

outside

internal

inside

superficial

near the surface

deep

far from the body surface

central

locations around center of body

peripheral

surrounding or outer regions

cyanosis

bluish discoloration of the skin

best body position (prone, supine, or fowler's)

getting a back message?

prone

best body position (prone, supine, or fowler's) eating in a hospital bed

fowler's

best body position (prone, supine, or fowler's) watching television in bed

Fowler's

best body position (prone, supine, or fowler's) watching the stars at night

supine

A scratch on the surface of the skin is called a _________ wound.

superficial

The wrist is _________to the hand and ________ to the elbow.

proximal

The nose is_______ to the mouth.

superior

A blue coloration of the inside of the mouth indicates ____________ __________.

cyanosis

transverse plane

divides the body into superior and inferior parts

sagittal plane

divides body into left and right

coronal plane

divides body into front and back

thoracic cavity

contains heart and lungs

abdominopelvic cavity

abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

cranial cavity

brain and spinal cavity

The plane that divides the body into superior and inferior regions is called the_____________ plane.

transverse plane

the frontal plane divides the body into___________ and __________ sections.

anterior and posterior

Cutting an orhan into two equaal halves ( right and left) requires a__________ incision.

Sagittal

Identify the major body cavity in which the following organs are located. HEART?

Thoracic cavity

Identify the major body cavity in which the following organs are located. SPINAL CORD?

Cranial cavity

Identify the major body cavity in which the following organs are located. STOMACH?

Abdominopelvic cavities.

Identify the major body cavity in which the following organs are located. LUNGS?

Thoracic cavity

Identify the major body cavity in which the following organs are located. REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS?

Abdominopevlic cavity

Identify the major body cavity in which the following organs are located. BRAIN?

Cranial cavity

brachial

upper arm

axillary

armpit

buccal

cheek

carpal

wrist

cervical

neck

digital

fingers

femoral

thigh

gluteal

buttock

lumbar

lower back

nasal

nose

oral

mouth

orbital

eye area

patellar

knee

pedal

foot

plantar

sole of foot

pubic

genital region

sternal

breastbone area

thoracic

chest

what 3 organs is in the RUQ

liver, colon, right kidney

what 3 organs in in the RLQ

Appendix, small intestine , Urter

what 3 organs in in the LUQ

Pancreas, Left kidney, spleen

what 3 organs in in the LLQ

small intestine , Urter , colon

what 3 organs/ body parts is in the midline area

aorta, bladder, spine

Belly button rings are usually found in the ________ region.

umbilical region

Right hypochondriac region

A

Right lumbar region

D

Left lumbar region

F

epigastric region

2

left hypochondriac region

C

umbilical region

5

Right iliac region

7

hypogastric region

8

left iliac region

9