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Supine - Lying face up
Prone - Lying face down
Anterior - Front of the body
Posterior - the back of the body
anatomical position - PT is standing upright, facing forward with the arms down at the sides, with the
palms of the hands turned forward.
Midline - imaginary vertical line that divides the body into right and left halves.
Medial - Towards the midline
Lateral - Anything away from the midline
Superior - Towards the top of the head, ex. "the eyes are superior to the nose".
Inferior - Towards the feet, ex. "the mouth is inferior to the nose".
Proximal - the point closest to the torso (refers to limbs)
Distal - Point farthest away from the torso.
Lateral Recumbent - Also known as the recovery position, refers to PT lying on their side
, Cranial cavity - houses the brain and special membranes
Thoracic cavity - Also known as the chest cavity, is enclosed by the rib cage and houses the lungs, heart,
aorta, and vena cava, part of trachea, and part of esophagus.
Diaphragm - Separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
Abdominal cavity - lies between the chest cavity and the pelvic cavity, housing the stomach, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, small intestine, and most of the large intestine can be found in the
abdominal cavity.
Pelvic cavity - Protected by the bones of the pelvic girdle, housing the urinary bladder, portions of the
large intestine, and the internal reproductive organs.
Right upper quadrant - Contains most of the liver, the gallbladder, and part of the small and large
intestines
Left upper quadrant - Contains most of the stomach, the spleen, part of the small and large intestines,
and part of the liver
Right lower quadrant - contains the appendix and part of the small and large intestines
left lower quadrant - contains part of the small and large intestines
Pain or ache in the midback - Pain or injury/blows to the kidney
Location of the kidney - Posterior (on the flank) and superior to the pelvic bones. Susceptible to injury
because it is not protected by bones.
Nasopharynx - Nose
2024/2025 Comprehensive Questions A+ Graded Answers | 100% Pass
Supine - Lying face up
Prone - Lying face down
Anterior - Front of the body
Posterior - the back of the body
anatomical position - PT is standing upright, facing forward with the arms down at the sides, with the
palms of the hands turned forward.
Midline - imaginary vertical line that divides the body into right and left halves.
Medial - Towards the midline
Lateral - Anything away from the midline
Superior - Towards the top of the head, ex. "the eyes are superior to the nose".
Inferior - Towards the feet, ex. "the mouth is inferior to the nose".
Proximal - the point closest to the torso (refers to limbs)
Distal - Point farthest away from the torso.
Lateral Recumbent - Also known as the recovery position, refers to PT lying on their side
, Cranial cavity - houses the brain and special membranes
Thoracic cavity - Also known as the chest cavity, is enclosed by the rib cage and houses the lungs, heart,
aorta, and vena cava, part of trachea, and part of esophagus.
Diaphragm - Separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity
Abdominal cavity - lies between the chest cavity and the pelvic cavity, housing the stomach, liver,
gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, small intestine, and most of the large intestine can be found in the
abdominal cavity.
Pelvic cavity - Protected by the bones of the pelvic girdle, housing the urinary bladder, portions of the
large intestine, and the internal reproductive organs.
Right upper quadrant - Contains most of the liver, the gallbladder, and part of the small and large
intestines
Left upper quadrant - Contains most of the stomach, the spleen, part of the small and large intestines,
and part of the liver
Right lower quadrant - contains the appendix and part of the small and large intestines
left lower quadrant - contains part of the small and large intestines
Pain or ache in the midback - Pain or injury/blows to the kidney
Location of the kidney - Posterior (on the flank) and superior to the pelvic bones. Susceptible to injury
because it is not protected by bones.
Nasopharynx - Nose
