EMT Anatomy

Standing, facing forward, palms out

Lying face up on back

Lying face down on stomach

Lying on either left or right side

Seated, back elevated 30-45 degrees

Lying on back with legs elevated higher than head

Towards the front

Toward the back

Toward the head

Toward the feet

Toward the spine, back

Toward the abdomen, front

Toward the midline

Away from midline

Away from center of mass

CLoser to center of mass

Surface of feet

Surface of hand

Connect bones

Connect muscles to bones

Gives the body shape, protects the vital internal organs, allows for movement, storing minerals and producing blood cells

Protects brain, includes cranium and face

Occipital, parietal, temporal, frontal

Eye Sockets

Lower jaw. For chewing

C1-C7, first 7 vertebrae. Neck

Irregularly shaped bones bound by ligaments. Any that are crushed or displaced can cause spinal chord to be severed

T1-T12, posterior to cervical spine region

L1-L5, posterior to thoracic spine region. Least mobile of the vertebrae

S1-S5, posterior to lumbar spine region. Fused together to form rigid part of posterior side of pelvis

Chest: ribs, sternum, thoracic spine