EMT Study Definitions
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- Anotomic Position
- Person standing face forward with palms facing forward.
- Midline
- Imaginary line drawn through the center if body, diving it into right and left halves.
- Midaxillary Lines
- Imaginary line drawn through both sides of the body, dividing it into front and back halves.
- Torso
- Chest and abdomen
- Medial
- Toward the midline
- Lateral
- Away from the midline
- Superior
- Toward the head
- Inferior
- Towards the feet
- Right and Left
- Always refers to the patients right anf left not yours!
- Unilateral
- One-Sided
- Bilateral
- Two-Sided
- Dorsal
- A term meaning the back of something.
- Ventral
- The front side of something.
- Planter
- Another term that refers to the feet.
- Palmer
- Refers to the hand.
- Prone Position
- Lying on your stomach
- Supine Position
- Lying in your back.
- Fowler's Position
- Sitting Position
- Trendelenburg
- Sitting with knees elevated
- Shock Position
- Lying position With legs elevated