EMT Postions And Body Parts
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