lecture 2

Question 1

There are 4 abdominopelvic quadrants. what are they

Answer 1

Imagine a line through the umbilicus vertically and horizontally. This creates precise areas to describe where pain is.

Question 2

what is depression and elevation and give an example

Answer 2

Depression is when a body part moves inferiorly. Elevation is when a body part moves superiorly. Your mandible depresses when you open your mouth and it elevates when you close it.

Question 3

whats feedfoward

Answer 3

is when we anticipate a future event that will effect homeostasis, we do something to account for this. So wear a hoodie when you know its cold out

Question 4

whats a midsaggital cut

Answer 4

a cut down the sagittal plane of the body, creating two equal sides that are symetrical