EMT-Basic 2023/24 Exam Graded A+

medial - ANSWER-toward the midline of the body 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 supine - ANSWER-lying on the back recovery position - ANSWER-lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position