Emergency Care: 12th Edition Test
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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
,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
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
,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
thorax - Answer the chest
sternum - Answer breastbone
manubrium - Answer the superior portion of the sternum
xiphoid process - Answer inferior portion of the sternum
pelvis - Answer the basin-shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of
proximal attachment for the lower extremities
ilium - Answer the superior and widest portion of the pelvis
ischium - Answer the lower, posterior portions of the pelvis
, femur - Answer the large bone of the thigh
patella - Answer kneecap
tibia - Answer the medial and larger bone of the lower leg
fibula - Answer the lateral and small bone of the lower leg
malleolous - Answer protrusion on the side of the ankle.
tarsal - Answer ankle bone
metatarsal - Answer the foot bone
calcaneus - Answer the heel bone
phalanges - Answer the toe and finger bones
clavicle - Answer the collarbone
scapula - Answer Shoulder Blade
acromion process - Answer the highest portion of the shoulder
acromioclavicular joint - Answer the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
humerus - Answer the bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
radius - Answer the lateral bone of the forearm
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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
,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
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
,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
thorax - Answer the chest
sternum - Answer breastbone
manubrium - Answer the superior portion of the sternum
xiphoid process - Answer inferior portion of the sternum
pelvis - Answer the basin-shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of
proximal attachment for the lower extremities
ilium - Answer the superior and widest portion of the pelvis
ischium - Answer the lower, posterior portions of the pelvis
, femur - Answer the large bone of the thigh
patella - Answer kneecap
tibia - Answer the medial and larger bone of the lower leg
fibula - Answer the lateral and small bone of the lower leg
malleolous - Answer protrusion on the side of the ankle.
tarsal - Answer ankle bone
metatarsal - Answer the foot bone
calcaneus - Answer the heel bone
phalanges - Answer the toe and finger bones
clavicle - Answer the collarbone
scapula - Answer Shoulder Blade
acromion process - Answer the highest portion of the shoulder
acromioclavicular joint - Answer the joint where the acromion and the clavicle meet
humerus - Answer the bone of the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow
radius - Answer the lateral bone of the forearm
