[RMT0 12] MIDTERM: Lesson 3 Body Habitus

Sthenic, 50%

Organs

• Heart: moderately transverse

• Lungs: moderate length

• Diaphragm: moderately high

• Stomach: high, upper left

• Colon: spread evenly; slight dip in transverse colon

• Gallbladder: centered on right side, upper abdomen

Characteristics

• Build: moderately heavy

• Abdomen: moderately long

• Thorax: moderately short, broad, and deep

• Pelvis: relatively small

Sthenic, 50%

Heart: moderately transverse

Sthenic, 50%

Lungs: moderate length

Sthenic, 50%

Diaphragm: moderately high

Sthenic, 50%

Stomach: high, upper left

Sthenic, 50%

Colon: spread evenly; slight dip in transverse colon

Sthenic, 50%

Gallbladder: centered on right side, upper abdomen

Sthenic, 50%

Build: moderately heavy

Sthenic, 50%

Abdomen: moderately long

Sthenic, 50%

Thorax: moderately short, broad, and deep

Sthenic, 50%

Pelvis: relatively small

Hyposthenic, 35%

• The organs and characteristics for this habitus are intermediate between the sthenic and asthenic body habitus types.

• This habitus is the most difficult to classify

Asthenic, 10%

Organs

• Heart: nearly vertical and at midline

• Lungs: long, apices above clavicles, may be broader above base

• Diaphragm: low

• Stomach: low and medial, in the pelvis when standing

• Colon: low, folds on itself

• Gallbladder: low and nearer the midline

Characteristics

• Build: frail

• Abdomen: short

• Thorax: long, shallow

• Pelvis: wide

Asthenic, 10%

Heart: nearly vertical and at midline

Asthenic, 10%

Lungs: long, apices above clavicles, may be broader above base

Asthenic, 10%

Diaphragm: low

Asthenic, 10%

Stomach: low and medial, in the pelvis when standing

Asthenic, 10%

Colon: low, folds on itself

Asthenic, 10%

Gallbladder: low and nearer the midline

Asthenic, 10%

Build: frail

Asthenic, 10%

Abdomen: short

Asthenic, 10%

Thorax: long, shallow

Asthenic, 10%

Pelvis: wide

Hypersthenic, 5%

Organs

• Heart: axis nearly transverse

• Lungs: short, apices at or near clavicles

• Diaphragm: high

• Stomach: high, transverse, and in the middle

• Colon: around periphery of abdomen

• Gallbladder: high, outside, lies more parallel
  

Characteristics

• Build: massive

• Abdomen: long

• Thorax: short, broad, deep

• Pelvis: narrow

Hypersthenic, 5%

Heart: axis nearly transverse

Hypersthenic, 5%

Lungs: short, apices at or near clavicles

Hypersthenic, 5%

Diaphragm: high

Hypersthenic, 5%

Stomach: high, transverse, and in the middle

Hypersthenic, 5%

Colon: around periphery of abdomen

Hypersthenic, 5%

Gallbladder: high, outside, lies more parallel

Hypersthenic, 5%

Build: massive

Hypersthenic, 5%

Abdomen: long

Hypersthenic, 5%

Thorax: short, broad, deep

Hypersthenic, 5%

Pelvis: narrow