This position is referred to as face down.
What is prone?
Gallbladder
Where is the RUQ
This tissue covers surfaces or forms structures derived from body surfaces.
What is epithelial tissue?
Femur
What is a long bone?
Muscles that attach to bones, representing much of our body weight.
What is skeletal muscle?
Face up.
Colon
Where is the LLQ?
The process of cell reproduction.
What is mitosis?
Sternum
What is a flat bone?
Muscle lining the respiratory tracts.
What is smooth muscle?
A pregnant female should be positioned in this way to avoid positional hypotension.
What is left lateral recumbent?
Spleen
Where is the LUQ
The most abundant and widely distributed tissue is the body.
What is connective tissue?
vertebrae
What is an irregular bone?
What is cardiac muscle?
What is Trendelenburg?
Stomach
Where is the LUQ
AKA fat tissue
scapulae
What is a flat bone?
This is considered nonstriated involuntary muscle.
What is smooth muscle?
Most patient's are positioned like this on your cot.
What is the fowler's position?
Cecum
Where is the RLQ
This tissue is characterized by its high strength and inelasticity.
What is fibrous connective tissue?
What is the epiphyseal plate?
Striated or nonstriated, cardiac muscle is considered to be this?