EMT-Basic Exam Study Guide.
Medial - answertoward the midline of the body
lateral - answerto the side, away from the midline of the body
bilateral - answeron both sides
mid-axillary line - answera line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
anterior - answerthe front of th...
lateral - answer✔to the side, away from the midline of the body
bilateral - answer✔on both sides
mid-axillary line - answer✔a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle
anterior - answer✔the front of the body or body
posterior - answer✔the back of the body or body part
ventral - answer✔referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior
dorsal - answer✔referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for
posterior
superior - answer✔toward the head.
inferior - answer✔away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to
the head
proximal - answer✔closer to the torso
distal - answer✔farther away from the torso
torso - answer✔the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities
palmer - answer✔referring to the palm of the hand
plantar - answer✔referring to the sole of the foot
mid-clavicular - answer✔the line through the center of the clavical
abdominal quadrants - answer✔four divisions of the abdomen used to pinpoint the location of a
pain or injury: the right upper quadrant, the left upper quadrant, the right lower quadrant and the
left lower quadrant
recovery position - answer✔lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position
Fowler's Position - answer✔a sitting position
Right Upper Quadrant - answer✔Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder
Left Upper Quadrant - answer✔Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas
Right Lower Quadrant - answer✔Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein
to the right leg, Ureter, Apendix
Left Lower Quadrant - answer✔Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and vein to the
left leg, ureter
Trendelenburg Position - answer✔a position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than
the head (Shock position)
musculoskeletal system - answer✔system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect
the body and permit movement
skeleton - answer✔the bones of the body
muscle - answer✔tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part
ligament - answer✔tissue that connects bone to bone
tendon - answer✔tissue that connects muscle to bone
skull - answer✔the bony structure of the head
cranium - answer✔the top, back and sides of the skull
mandible - answer✔the lower jaw bone
maxillae - answer✔the two fused bones forming the upper jaw
nasal bones - answer✔the nose bones
orbits - answer✔the bony structures around the eyes, the eye sockets
zygomatic arches - answer✔form the structure of the cheeks
vertebrae - answer✔the 33 bones of the spinal column
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