EMT-Basic completed 2022/2023

medial toward the midline of the body lateral to the side, away from the midline of the body bilateral on both sides mid-axillary line a line drawn vertically from the middle of the armpit to the ankle anterior the front of the body or body posterior the back of the body or body part ventral referring to the front of the body. a synonym for anterior dorsal referring to the back of the body or the back of the hand or foot. A synonym for posterior superior toward the head. inferior away from the head; usually compared with another structure that is closer to the head proximal closer to the torso distal farther away from the torso torso the trunk of the body; the body without the head and the extremities palmer referring to the palm of the hand plantar referring to the sole of the foot mid-clavicular the line through the center of the clavical abdominal quadrants 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 lying on the back recovery position lying on the side. also called the lateral recumbent position Fowler's Position a sitting position Right Upper Quadrant Liver, Right Kidney, Colon, Pancreas, Gallbladder Left Upper Quadrant Liver, Spleen, Left Kidney, Stomach, Colon Pancreas Right Lower Quadrant Right Kidney, Colon, Small Intestines, Major artery and vein to the right leg, Ureter, Apendix Left Lower Quadrant Left kidney, colon, small intestines, major artery and vein to the left leg, ureter Trendelenburg Position a position in which the patients feet and legs are higher than the head (Shock position) musculoskeletal system system of bones and skeletal muscles that support and protect the body and permit movement skeleton the bones of the body muscle tissue that can contract to allow movement of a body part ligament tissue that connects bone to bone tendon tissue that connects muscle to bone skull the bony structure of the head cranium the top, back and sides of the skull