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| Meaning up. Towards the cranium (Head) and above the waist |
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| The sagittal plane, or median plane, is a vertical plane that runs lengthwise and divides the body into right and left segments. They do not have to be equal |
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| Same vertical line as Sagittal plane, but divides the body into two EQUAL halve. |
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| Frontal plane or Coronal plane |
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| the line that divides the body into front and back halves |
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| Axial/ Transverse/ Horizontal plane |
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| The plane that is parallel with the ground and divides the body into upper and lower halves |
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| Visualize the normal anatomical position, draw a line vertically through the middle of the patient's body |
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| Normal Anatomical Position |
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| visualize the patient standing straight up, hands at the sides of the body, palms facing forwards, legs and feet about shoulder width apart |
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| Visualize the patient standing in profile. Draw a line vertically from the middle of the patient's armpit down to the ankle. This line divides the body into Anterior plane and the Posterior plane. |
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| Meaning towards the feet or below the transverse line |
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| means towards the back/backbone or spine |
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| means towards the front, Abdomen /belly |
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| Are ALWAYS the Patients right and left (opposite for the viewer) |
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| means anything that is towards the middle of the body or the midline. |
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| Means Right or Left of the midline, away from the midline of the body |
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| Distant, or far from the point of reference. |
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| Towards the point of reference |
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| Visualize the normal anatomical position. Draw an imaginary line horizontally through the waist, this is the Transverse line. Also refer to the Transverse plane. |
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| Left-Lateral recumbent & Right-Lateral recumbent |
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| Lying on the side, shoulders and hips perpendicular to the floor. The stated position side (L/R) is the side the patient is lying on with the opposite side up. |
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| Patient is lying on his back with his upper body elevated at a 45* to 60* angle |
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| Lying face down on the abdomen |
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| Patient is lying on his/her back, facing up |
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| Study of the body and its structures |
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| refers to the structure of the body and the relationship of its parts |
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| An alternative to the Trendelenburg position, where only the feet and legs are elevated approximately 12" |
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