Emergency Medical Responders /EMT-Basic Part 1
EMT-Basic Part 1
This deck covers key anatomical terms and positions relevant to EMT-Basic training, including directional terms, body positions, and abdominal quadrants.
medial
toward the midline of the body
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
medial
toward the midline of the body
lateral
to the side, away from the midline of the body
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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
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posterior
the back of the body or body part
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Term | Definition |
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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) |