Planes and Cavities
These are the anatomical terms for "up/down" or toward the head/feet.
What is superior/inferior or cranial/caudal
Movement which decreases the angle between two bones
What is flexion
Buccal
What is cheek
The patient position in which the person is lying on their back.
What is supine
These are the anatomical terms for "towards the back of the body"
What is posterior
Movement that increases the angle between two bones
What is extension
Orbital
What is eye socket
The patient position in which the patient is lying face down
What is prone
Movement away from the medial plane
What is armpit
The patient position in which the patient is supine with the legs elevated to 45-90 degrees
What is Fowlers
The body cavity that contains the brain
What is the cranial cavity
The positional term for towards the front of the body
What is anterior
Movement towards the medial plane
What is adduction
Mental
What is chin
The nose is ___________ to the ears
What is medial
This body cavity that contains the heart and lungs
What is the thoracic cavity
This anatomical term for closer to the midline
What is medial
Daily Double: Explain Body Mechanics
don't bend with back
bend with knees
how you position yourself to move a patient without causing injury.
Popliteal
What is the back of the knee
The wrist is ___________ to the elbow
What is distal