Body Structures Ch 1 Vocab

Trendeleburg and Reverse

Feet Up

Reverse - Head Up

Prone ( Prone to bellyaches )

Laying on belly

Supine ( pine looks like spine )

Laying on back

Fowlers

Sitting up completely straight ( 90° )

Semi-Fowlers

Sitting back not completely straight ( 45° )

Dorsal/Posterior

Back

Ventral/Anterior

Front/ Belly

Hypochondriac Region

Below Rib

Epigastric Region

Above Stomach

Inguinal/Iliac Region

Near ilium

Lumbar Region

Near lower back

Suprapubic

Pubic area

Anatomic Position ( Hint - Thumbs pointed out )

Stranding up stand feet shoulder width apart with palms facing the sky

Lateral Position

Laying on your side

Sims Lateral

Laying one side with your leg(knee) up ( Left sims lateral used for enemas and suppositories

Caudal

Extracellular

Proximal

Catabolism

Inferior

Superior

Frontal

Saggital

Anabolism