Anatomical position.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
position — 1. An attitude, posture, or place occupied. 2. Posture or attitude assumed by a patient for comfort and to facilitate the performance of diagnostic, surgical, or therapeutic procedures. 3. In obstetrics, the relation of an arbitrarily chosen … Medical dictionary
Horizontal (anatomic orientation) — Parallel to the floor, a plane passing through the standing body parallel to the floor. A person lying on a bed is considered in a horizontal position. For a more complete listing of terms used in medicine for spatial orientation, please see the… … Medical dictionary
plane — 1. A two dimensional flat surface. See planum. 2. An imaginary surface formed by extension of a point through any axis or two definite points, in reference especially to craniometry and to pelvimetry. SYN: planum. [L. planus, flat] Addison … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Digestive enzyme — Digestive enzymes are enzymes that break down polymeric macromolecules into their smaller building blocks, in order to facilitate their absorption by the body. Digestive enzymes are found in the digestive tract of animals (including humans) where … Wikipedia
Foramen — A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale. * * * An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. SYN: trema (1). [L. an… … Medical dictionary
Herniation — Abnormal protrusion of tissue through an opening. For example, a intervertebral disk (one situated between the vertebral bodies) can protrude and impinge on a nerve root. * * * Protrusion of an anatomic structure ( e.g., intervertebral disk) from … Medical dictionary
Hip examination — In medicine, the hip examination, or hip exam, is undertaken when a patient has a complaint of hip pain and/or signs and/or symptoms suggestive of hip joint pathology. It is a physical examination maneuver.The hip examination, like all… … Wikipedia
Pronation — Rotation of the arm or leg inward. In the case of the arm, the palm of the hand will face posteriorly. * * * The condition of being prone; the act of assuming or of being placed in a prone position; a specific rotational motion of the forearm… … Medical dictionary
dislocation — Displacement of an organ or any part; specifically a disturbance or disarrangement of the normal relation of the bones at a joint. The direction of the d. is determined by the position of the distal part of the articulation. SYN … Medical dictionary
