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A space within the body that contains and protects internal organs and other body structures
What is Body Cavity?
Lying flat with the face up
What is Supine?
Lying on the side with the hip and knee straight, and the other hip and knee bent or flexed
What is Sims'?
A semi-sitting position with the head of the bed elevated 30 to 45 degrees; knees bent for comfort
What is semi-Fowlers?
Lying flat with the face down
What is Prone?
A semi-sitting position with the head of the bed elevated 15 to 30 degrees; knees raised slightly
What is low Fowler's
Left or right side; lying position
What is Lateral?
Lying facedown with knees bent while resting on the knees and chest
What is Knee-Chest?
A sitting position with the head of the bed elevated 75 to 90 degrees; knees raised slightly
What is high Fowler's?
Normal standing position
What is erect?
The head end of the body
What is Anterior?
Relating to, or situated near, the tail or inferior end of the body
What is Caudal?
Relating to the cranium, or situated near the head
What is Cephalic?
Located near the soles of the feet in relation to a particular reference point on the body; situated below another body part. Opposite of superior
What is Inferior?
Away from the point of origin
What is Distal?
Located closer to the top of the head in relation to a specific reference point of the body; situated above another body part. Opposite of inferior
What is Superior?
The belly side of the body
What is Ventral?
A horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower sections
What is Transverse Plane?
Near the point of origin
What is proximal?
Near the side of the body; farther from the midline of the body
What is Lateral?
The tail end or rear of the body
What is Posterior?
The back of the body or the spinal column
What is Dorsal?
A vertical plane that divides the body into equal left and right halves
What is Midsagittal Plane?
Divides the body vertically into unequal left and right sections
What is the Sagittal Plane?
Near the midline, or center of the body
What is Medial?