Body Planes
Which plane divides the body into two equal halves, left and right?
Midsagittal
The spleen and kidneys are in which body cavity?
Lower abdominal cavity
What is medial?
Body parts towards the midline
This is the most accurate site for measuring core body temperature
Rectal site
A patients pulse is 58 bpm, this is described as what?
Bradicardia
Which body plane splits the body into top and bottom?
Transverse
The stomach, liver and pancreas are in which body cavity?
Upper abdominal cavity
The wrist is ___ to the shoulder
Distal
This position with the head of the bed raised 45-60 degrees is commonly used to promote breathing..
Fowlers position
A patients pulse is 112 bpm, what is this described as?
Tachicardia
Which body plane splits the body into anterior and posterior?
Frontal
The heart and lungs are located in which body cavity?
Thoracic
What is lateral?
Body parts away from the midline
What should your I&O's be measured in?
CC (mL)
Ventral referes to..
the front of the body
The coronal plane splits the body into what?
Anterior and posterior
What do the meninges do for the spinal cavity?
They act as a barrier to protect the spinal cord from shock and trauma
What is proximal?
Close to the point of reference
When a patient is admitted to a hospital, the patient can experience..
fear and anxiety
The suffix -dynia refers to..
pain
The oblique plane divides the body in which way?
Divides the body at an angle
The spinal cavity is made up of what?
Vertebrae
What is distal?
Further away from the point of reference
What does dangling a patient do?
promotes blood circulation
The prefix olig- refers to..
few, little