Positions and Their Uses in Healthcare

What is the normal standing position called?

• Fowler's position

• Prone

• Erect

• Supine

Which position is used for rectal exams?

• Sims' position

• Supine

• Erect

• Prone

Which position is used for sleeping/resting in children?

• Supine

• Prone

• Sims' position

• Erect

What is the term for a position farther from the point of attachment in anatomical terminology?

• Proximal

• Medial

• Distal

• Lateral

How many imaginary, flat sections is the human body divided into according to anatomical planes?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

What does the term "posterior" refer to?

• The back of the body

• The head end of the body

• The belly side of the body

• The front of the body

What is the anatomical position of the back of the hands considered to be?

• Dorsal surface

• Ventral surface

• Anterior surface

• Posterior surface

Which term means "near the point of origin"?

• Medial

• Lateral

• Proximal

• Distal

What is the pleural cavity?

• A. The space within the skull

• B. The space within the spinal column

• C. The space between the outside of the lungs and the interior of the chest wall

• D. The space within the abdomen

Which region is located below the umbilical region?

• Right hypochondriac region

• Epigastric region

• Hypogastric region

• Left hypochondriac region