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02 Anatomical Language - How Do Clinicians Communicate Flashcards

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Anterior view

  • head
  • neck
  • root of the neck
  • chest(thorax)
  • abdomen
  • the inguinal region
  • pelvis and perineum
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Posterior view

  • back
  • the axilla (Armpit)
  • pelvis and perineum
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What are the three anatomical planes?

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  • sagittal plane
  • coronal plane
  • axial (transverse) plane
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3
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Nearer to the front of the body

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Anterior

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Near to the back of the body

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Posterior

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5
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Nearer to the top of the head

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Superior or Cranial

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Nearer to the soles of the feet

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Inferior or caudal

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Nearer to the midline or median plane

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Medial

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Further from the midline or medial plane

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Lateral

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Nearer to the attachment of the limb to the body

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Proximal

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10
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Further from the attachment of the limb to the body

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Distal

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Nearer to the surface of the body

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Superficial

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Further from the surface of the body

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Deep

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13
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Further from centre of body or organ

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External

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Nearer to centre of body or organ

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Internal

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Relatively large structure is a ____ structure

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Major

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Relatively smaller structure is a _______ structure

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Minor

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17
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Term relating to the back or posterior of a structure

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Dorsal

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18
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Structure normally found only on one side of the body

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Unilateral

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19
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Normally paired structures

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Bilateral

20
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Single structure located at or near the midline/median plane

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Midline

21
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Structures lies on the same side of the body as the other structure or location it is being compared to
‘We can speak of the ______ limb’

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Ipsilateral

22
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Structure lies on the opposite side of the body to the other structure or location it is being compared to
‘We can speak of the ______ eye’

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Contralateral

23
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Decreasing the angle between the bones at a joint

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Flexion

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Increasing the angle between the bones at a joint

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Extension

25
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Movement away from the median plane

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Abduction

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Movement towards the median plane

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Adduction

27
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Anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane

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Internal/medial rotation

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Anterior surface of a limb rotates away from the median plane

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External/lateral rotation

29
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Circular motion at a joint

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Circumduction

30
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All ______ movements at joints superior to the knee joint are ________

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Anterior, flexions

31
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From the knee joint to the tips of the toes, all ______ movements are _______

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Anterior, extensions

32
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Movement terms specific to the foot : Sole of the foot rotates away from the median plane such that the sole faces laterally

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Eversion

33
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Movement terms specific to the foot : The sole of the foot rotates towards the median plane such that the sole faces medially

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Inversion

34
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Movement terms specific to the Forearm: anterior surface of the forearm rotates such that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly

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Pronation (internal rotation)

35
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Movement terms specific to the Forearm: the forearm rotates from the pronated position back into the anatomical position

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Supination (external rotation)

36
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Movement terms specific to the Forearm: the forearm is in a _______ orientation while in the anatomical position

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Supinated

37
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Movement terms specific to the Forearm: term used commonly to describe the position of the forearm hand midway between the supine and prone positions

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Semi-prone

38
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Movement terms specific to the thumb:

Abduction

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Taking the thumb anteriorly away from the palm

39
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Movement terms specific to the thumb: adduction

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Adding the thumb posteriorly back to the palm after abduction

40
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Movement terms specific to the thumb: extension

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Taking the thumb laterally away from and in the coronal plane of the palm

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Movement terms specific to the thumb: flexion

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Folding the thumb across and into the coronal plane of the palm

42
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Elevation

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Superior movement

43
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Depression

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Inferior movement

44
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Protraction of jaw or shoulders

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Anterior movement

45
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Retraction of jaw or shoulders

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Posterior movement

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