Measured by using the 'rule of nines'
What are burns?
means above
What is superior?
lower jaw
What is the mandible?
forcible displacement of a joint
What is a dislocation?
abdominus rectus
What is a muscle found in the abdomen?
Uppermost layer of skin
What is the epidermis?
means away from the midline
What is lateral?
breastbone
What is the sternum?
an 's' curve in the spine
What is scoliosis?
gastrocnemius
What is a muscle found in the leg?
sweat glands
What are sudoriferous glands?
the back of the body
What is dorsal/posterior?
thigh
What is the femur?
a bruise
What is a contusion/hematoma?
masseter
What is a muscle found in the head?
gland that secretes oil
What are sebaceous glands?
imaginary line that cuts the body horizontally
What is transverse?
shin bone
What is the tibia?
a broken bone with part of the bone coming out of the skin
What is a compound fracture?
tricep brachii
What is a muscle found in the arm?
Fat layer of skin
What is the subcutaneous?
the part of the skeleton that includes the arms and legs
What is the appendicular skeleton?
shoulder blade
What is the scapula?
a fracture common in abuse, the bone is not broken completely through
What is a greenstick fracture?
pectoralis major
What is a muscle found in the chest?