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| Respiratory, Circulatory (Cardiovascular), Nervous, Digestive, Urinary, Genital, Musculoskeletal |
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| An imaginary vertical line drawn from the top of the head through the nose and the navel |
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| All points further from the midline relative to a reference point |
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| On a limb, towards the trunk of the body |
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| Above or toward the top of the head. |
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| Below or toward the bottom of the feet |
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| On a limb, away from the trunk of the body |
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| The front part of the body |
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| The back part of the body |
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| What is the anatomical position |
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| It is the reference position for the human body. It is the erect human body, facing the attendant, with the palms of the hands facing towards the attendant. Be aware that left and right refer to the patient's left and right, not the attendant's. |
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| The torso of the body, including the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. The head and neck, arms, and legs are all attached to the trunk |
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| The patient is lying down on his or her back |
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| The patient is lying on his or her stomach |
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| The patient is standing upright |
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| All points closer to the midline relative to a reference point |
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| Primary Facial and Skull Bones |
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| Mandible (lower jaw), Maxilla (upper jaw), Zygoma (cheek bone), Frontal (forehead and front of skull), Parietal (top and upper back of skull), Temporal (side of the skull), Occipatal (lower back of the skull) |
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| Airway, trachea, esophagus, carotid arteries, thyroid cartilage, larynx, thyroid gland, tracheal rings, sternoclediomastoid muscle, cervical vertebrae (the 7th is the most prominent). |
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| Also called the chest, it contains the heart, lungs, esophagus, and great vessels. The thoracic cavity is formed posteriorly byt the 12 thoracic vertebrae. From the thoracic vertebrae, 12 pairs of ribs curve outward and around to the front, 10 pairs connect anteriorly to the sternum. Superiorly lie the clavicles, which connect the shoulders to the sternum. Posteriorly are the scapulae. Inferiorly, the thoracic cavity is seperated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm. |
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| Superior end forms the suprasternal notch, which may be palpated. Inferiorly, the sternum ends with a narrow projection called the xiphoid process. The inferior border of the ribs may be palpated anteriorly as the costal margin. The free ends of the 11th and 12th ribs may be palpated in the soft tissue on the lateral aspects of the trunk. |
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| Contains the organs of the digestive, urinary, and genital systems, as well as the spleen and major blood vessels. Bounded superiorly by the diaphragm, inferiorly by the pelvis. Posteriorly the lumbar vertebrae gives structural support. The pancres, kidneys, gladder, parts of the large intestine, and the major blood vessels, are all located posteriorly to the abdominal cavity, embedded in the soft tissue of the back, flanks, and pelvis respectively. |
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| Delineated by the midline and a horizontal line through the umbilicus. |
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| Shoulder girdle composition |
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| Clavicle anteriorly, scapula posteriorly, and the proximal end of the humerus. Clavicle is connected to the acromion on the scapula at the acromio-clavicular (AC) joint. Palpable as a bony prominence on the superior aspect of the shoulder. |
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| Humerus, distally connected to the ulna and radius at the elbow. |
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| The bony processes of the distal humerus are palpable on the medial and lateral aspects of the elbow; they are the medial and lateral epicondyles. The posterior aspect of the elbow is the olecranon process, which forms the proximal end of the ulna. The ulna may be palpated along its entire course just beneath the skin on the posterior aspect of the forearm. A brachial pulse may be palpated on the anteromedial aspect of the elbow. |
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| 8 carpal bones (in two rows of four) that connect the ulna and radius to the thumb and the metacarpal bones of the hand. |
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| Made up of the palm, thumb, and four fingers. five metacarpals form the structural framework of the palm. the distal ends of the metacarpals are the knuckles. Each finger consists of three phalanges, the thumb has two. |
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| Shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm, wrist and hand. |
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| Consists of the hip, thigh, knee, calf, ankle, and foot. |
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| Formed by the articulation of the femur with the pelvis. A bony profection of the femur ( the greater trochanter) is palpable on the lateral aspect of the hip. |
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| The femur articulates with the tibia (the thicker and anterior of the two lower leg bones) to form the knee joint. The proximal end of the fubula, the thinner lower leg bone located lateral and parallel to the tibia, extends to the knee but does not form part of the joint. The patella is located on the anterior aspect of the knee |
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| The distal end of the fibula is palpable at the ankle on its lateral aspect, and the distal end of the tibia is palpable on the ankle's medial aspect. The distal ends of the tibia and fibula articulate with the talus to form the ankle joint. Posterior to the medial prominence of the ankle the pulse of the posterior tibial artery can be felt. |
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| Made up of several tarsal bones (calcaneus(heel bone), talus, cuboid, navicular bone, lateral, intermediate, and medial cuneiform bones), metatarsal bones, and phalanges. Top of the foot is the dorsal aspect, while the sole is the plantar aspect. On the dorsal aspect, anterior to the ankle, the dorsalis pedis pulse may be palpable. |
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