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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 mandible - the lower jaw bone maxillae - the two fused bones forming the upper jaw nasal bones - the nose bones orbits - the bony structures around the eyes, the eye sockets zygomatic arches - form the structure of the cheeks vertebrae - the 33 bones of the spinal column thorax - the chest sternum - breastbone manubrium - the superior portion of the sternum xiphoid process - inferior portion of the sternum pelvis - the basin-shaped bony structure that supports the spine and is the point of proximal attachment for the lower extremities ilium - the superior and widest portion of the pelvis ischium - the lower, posterior portions of the pelvis pubis - the medial anterior portion of the pelvis acetabulum - the pelvis socket into which the ball at the proximal end of the femur fits to form the hip joint femur - the large bone of the thigh