RSPT 1050RSPT 1050

Rick Zahodnic MBA RRT-NPS RPFT AE-C

Clinical Coordinator

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www.macomb-rspt.com

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WebsitesWebsites Angel:

http://macomb.angellearning.com/frames.aspx AARC: www.aarc.org MSRC: www.michiganrc.org Merck Manual:

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/index.html Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez Folding at Home: http://folding.stanford.edu/

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ORGANIZATION OF THE BODYORGANIZATION OF THE BODY

Directional Terms

Anatomic Planes

Quadrants

Regions

Anatomic Landmarks

Anatomic Lines

Directional TermsDirectional Terms

Superior, Super/o

Inferior, Infer/o

Anterior, Anter/o

Posterior, Poster/o

Above

Below

Front

Back

Directional TermsDirectional Terms

Proximal, Proxim/o

Distal

Dorsal, Dors/o

Ventral, Ventr/o

Caudal, Caud/o

Toward or nearest the trunk or point of origin

Away from or furthest from the trunk or point of origin

Back

Belly (Front)

Tail (Back)

Directional TermsDirectional Terms

Cephalic, Cephal/o

Anterioposterior

Posteroanterior

Lateral, Later/o

Medial, Medi/o

Head

Front & back

Back & front

Side

Middle

Directional TermsDirectional Terms

Left – to the left of the body (not your left but the patient’s left)

Right – to the right of the body (not your right but the patient’s right

Anatomical PlanesAnatomical Planes

Frontal or Coronal Vertical field passing through the body,

dividing it into anterior and posterior portions

Sagittal Vertical field passing through the body,

dividing it into right and left sides

Anatomical PlanesAnatomical Planes

Midsagittal Vertical field passing through the body,

dividing it into equal right and left sides Transverse Plane

Horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions

Abdominopelvic RegionsAbdominopelvic Regions

Umbilical Region Around the navel (umbilicus)

Epigastric Region Directly above the umbilical region

Hypogastric Region Directly below the umbilical region

Abdominopelvic RegionsAbdominopelvic Regions

Hypochondriac Region To the left and right of the epigastric region

Lumbar Region To the left and right of the umbilical region

Iliac Region To the right and left of the hypogastric

region

Supra - Area Above Supraclavicular – above the clavicle Supraglottic – above the glottis Supraventricular – above the ventricles

Sub - Under or Below or Small Quantities Subglottic - below the glottis