EMT Postions And Body Parts

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Maxilla

upper jaw

Superior

above

adductor femoris

adducts thigh

alveolus

air sac in the lung

Tarsals

ankle bones

Lateral

away from the midline

Posterior (dorsal)

back of body

Popliteal

back of knee

Inferior

below

slightly movable joints

bone joints that have a limited range of motion

Metacarpals

bones of the hand

Fibula

calf bone

thoracic vertebrae

chest

shock position

feet elevated 12 inches higher than head

Phalanges

fingers, toes

Metatarsals

foot bones

Anterior (ventral)

front of the body

lnguinal

groin

posterior axillary line

imaginary line on the back that runs vertically from the shoulder down on the outer edge of the rib cage

Prone Position

lying face down

supine position

lying face up

Ulna

medial bone of the forearm

midaxillary

middle of the armpit

vasoconstriction

narrowing of blood vessels

Thoracic # of bones

12

Coccyx

4

Lumbar # of bones

5

Sacrum # of bones

5

Sacrum

5 fused vertebrae

Cervial # of bones

7

Fowler's Position

90 Degree sitting up

skeletal muscle

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton and provides the force that moves the bones.

Trachea

Allows air to pass to and from lungs

anterior axillary line

An imaginary vertical line starting at the front axilla (armpit) that extends down the left side of the chest.

proximal/distal

Arm

Left Lower Quadrant (LLQ)

Colon Small Intestine Left Ureter Left Ovary (Female) Left Fellopian Tube (Female)

Right Lower Quadrant (RLQ)

Colon Small Intestine Right Ureter Appendix Right Overy (Female) Right Follipian Tube (Female)

Mandible

lower jaw

cardiac muscle

Muscle of the heart

Who is Rama Dad?

Reuben

Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ)

Spleen Left Kidney Stomach Colon Pancrease (Majority Small Intestine

suprasternal notch

U-shaped depression just above the sternum, between the clavicles

smooth muscle

involuntary muscle found in internal organs

immovable joints

joint that allows little or no movement (Skull)

Patella

kneecap

left lateral recumbent position

laying on left side

Right lateral recumbent position

laying on right side

Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ)

liver (majority) right kidney colon gallbladder small intestine

Palmar

palm

brochus

passageway leading from the trachea to a lung

freely movable joints

permit movement in one or more directions

Semi-Fowler's Position

position is the position of a patient who is lying in bed in a supine position with the head of the bed at approximately 30 degrees.

Pubis

pubic

genital region

reproductive organs

spinous process

sharp, slender projection

Tibia

shin bone

Deltoid

shoulder

flank

side of the body between the ribs and ilium

Bronchioles

smallest branches of the bronchi

plantar

sole of foot

intercostal space

space between the ribs

Coccyx

tailbone

Angle of Louis

the junction between the body of the sternum and the manubrium

Ischium

the lower, posterior portions of the pelvis

Femur

thigh bone

ileum

third part of the small intestine

dorsum region

top of foot

Medial

toward the midline

torso

trunk of the body

Humerus

upper arm bone

vasodilation

widening of blood vessels

Trachea

windpipe

Carpals

wrist bones


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