1A Flashcards
Anatomical position
Feet flat, shoulder length apart, arms at side, facing forward, palms up
Axial
Head, neck, trunk
Appendicular
Arms & legs
Cephalic
Head
Frontal
Forehead
Orbital
Eyes
Nasal
Nose
Buccal
Cheek
Oral
Mouth
Mental
Chin
Otic
Ear
Occipital
Lower head BACK ONLY
Cervical
Neck
Thoracic
Chest
Sternal
Sternum
Mammary
Breast
Pectoral
Pecs
Axillary
Armpit
Abdominal
Abdomen
Umbilical
Belly button
Inguinal
Side of pubic
Pubic
Pubic
Acromial
Shoulder
Brachial
Upper arm
Cubital
Elbow
Olecranal
BACK of elbow
Antebrachial
Lower arm
Carpal
Wrist
Manus
Hand
Palmer
Palms
Pollex
Thumb
Digital
Toes & Fingers
Coxal
Hip
Femoral
Thigh
Patellar
Knee cap
Popliteal
Back of knee
Crural
Leg
Peroneal/fibular
Outside leg
Pedal
Foot
Tarsal
Ankle
Calcaneal
Heel
Digital
Toes & fingers
Plantar
Bottom of foot
Hallux
Big toe
Scapular
Scapula
Vertebral
Back
Lumbar
Lower back
Sacral
Tail bone
Gluteal
Butt cheeks
Perineal
Perineum
Superior
Upper, above
Inferior
Under, below
Ventral/ Anterior
Belly side/ front
Medial
Toward middle
lateral
Toward sides
Contralateral
Opposite sides of body
Ipsilateral
Same side of body
Dorsal/ Posterior
Toward the spine, back
Proximal
Closer to point of attachment
Distal
Further from point of attachment
Superficial
Closer to surface
Deep
Farther from surface
Sagittal
Divides into left and right
Parasagittal
Unequal left and right
Midsagittal
Equal left and right
Frontal/coronal
Front & back
Anterior & posterior
ventral & dorsal
Transverse
Divides into superior and inferior
Oblique
Angled, between transverse and midsagittal
Hiatal hernia
When part of stomach bulges through an opening in the diaphram
2 causes of hiatal hernia
Obesity & smoking
Are hiatal hernias only treated with surgery
No, lifestyle changes can help
Situs inversus
Organs in thoracic and abdominal areas are reversed from normal anatomy
How is situs inversus diagnosed
Auscultation, MRI, X RAY, CT, and US
How common is situs inversus
1 in 10,000
Dextrocardia
Heart points toward right side of chest
Levocardia
Heart points toward left side of chest
What’s the normal position of the heart?
Levocardia, left side