Medical Terminology - Body position

This PPT is helpful for understanding of Body Position for medical students.

1. Medical Terminology Body Positions By:Dr.Hemal Patel(PT) ARIP CHARUSAT

2. Anatomical position Standing erect, facing forward, arms at sides, palms forward, legs parallel, toes Pointed forward

3. Decubitus position Lying down, specifically according to the part of the body resting on a flat Surface, as in left or right lateral decubitus , or dorsal or ventral decubitus

4. Dorsal recumbent position On back, with legs bent and separated, feet flat

5. Fowler position On back, head of bed raised about 18 inches, knees elevated

6. Kraske (jackknife) position Prone with the buttocks raised

7. Knee-chest position On knees, head and upper chest on table, arms crossed above head

8. Lateral recumbent position On the side with one leg flexed; arm position may vary

9. Lithotomy position On back, legs flexed on abdomen, thighs apart

10. Prone Lying face down

11. Sims position On left side, right leg drawn up high and forward, left arm along back, chest Forward resting on bed

12. Supine Lying face up

13. Trendelenburg position On back with head lowered by tilting bed back at 45° angle

14. -: Surprise Test :-

15. Prefixes for Position, Direction & Extremities Epi ____________- Retro__________ Peri _____________ Cephal /o_________ Celi /o____________ Acro ____________ Ped /o___________ Dactyl/o___________

16. ANSWERS Epi : On/Over Retro : Backward Peri : Around Cephal /o : Head Celi /o : Abdomen Acro : Extremity/End Ped /o : Foot Dactyl/o : Fingure /Toe

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