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| The front surface of the body. |
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| The back surface of the body. |
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| An imaginary vertical line drawn from the middle of the forehead through the nose and the umbilicus (navel) to the floor. |
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| What is the midclavicular line? |
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| An imaginary line drawn vertically through the middle portion of the clavicle and parallel to the midline. |
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| What is the midaxillary line? |
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| An imaginary vertical line drawn through the middle of the axilla (armpit) parallel to the midline. |
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| The terms "right" and "left" refers to whos left and right side? |
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| The part of the body that is nearer to the head. |
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| The part of the body that is nearer to the feet. |
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| Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline. |
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| Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline. |
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| Parts of the body that are closer to the trunk. |
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| Parts of the body that are further from the trunk. |
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| The front region of the hand |
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| Closer to or on the skin. |
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| Farther inside the body and away from the skin. |
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| What is an apex? What is the plural of apex? |
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| Apex is the tip or the top-most portion of a structure. The plural of apex is apices. |
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| A body part that appears on both sides of the midline. |
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| Structures that appear on only one side of the midline. |
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| What is the prone position? |
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| What is the supine position? |
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| What is the Fowler's position? |
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| Sitting up with the knees bent. |
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| What is the Trendelenburg's position? |
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| Supine with the head lower than the feet. |
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| What is the shock or modified Trendelenburg's position? |
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| The head and torso are supine and the lower extremities are elevated 6"-12". |
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| What is the benefit of the shock or modified Trendelenburg's position? |
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| It helps to increase blood flow to the brain. |
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| How many bones are in the human body? |
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| The area of the head above the ears and eyes; the skull. |
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| What is contained within the cranium? |
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| What is the foramen magnum? |
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| The large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes. |
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| What is he large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes, called? |
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| The most posterior portion of the cranium. |
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| What is the most posterior portion of the cranium called? |
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