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2. What is Life? Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

1
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What is the Anatomical Position?

A

The standard reference used to describe body parts & their position/relation to other parts. An erect person with face directed forwards, upper limbs hanging by side, palms forward & lower limbs straight.

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Supine

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Person lying face up

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Prone

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person lying face down

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what is the Directional Terms Assumption?

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To assume terms are referring to body in anatomical position, unless otherwise stated

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Superior

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Towards the head. also known as cranial or cephalic

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Inferior

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Towards the feet

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Anterior

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Towards the front. also known as ventral

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Posterior

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towards the back of. also known as dorsal

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Proximal

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close to

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Distal

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far from

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Medial

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towards the mid line of the body

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Lateral

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away from the mid line of the body

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13
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Superficial

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closer to the surface

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14
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Deep

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towards the interior of the body

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Body planes

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body planes divides and sections the body so we can get different views of inside the body.

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Sagittal plane

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Separates the body into right and left parts. the median plane is mid saggital (right in the middle)

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Frontal plane (coronal)

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Separates the body into anterior and posterior parts

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Transverse plane (horizontal)

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Separates the body into superior and inferior parts. the plane runs parallel to the ground

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Oblique

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doesn’t run parallel or perpendicular to other planes

20
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Body cavities

A

Closed to the outside to provide protection

Contains internal organs/ viscera

Three types of body cavities:
Thoracic
Abdominal
Pelvic /adominopelvic

21
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Subdivisions of the abdomen

A

4 Quadrants
9 Regions
used to locate underlying organs

22
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What are the 9 regions

A

Right hypochondriac
Epigastric
Left hypochondriac
Right lumbar
Umbilical
Left lumbar
Right iliac
Hypogastric
Left iliac

23
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What organs are in the right hypochondriac region?

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Liver
Gallbladder
Right kidney
Large/ small intestine
Part of diaphragm

24
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What organs are in the epigastric region?

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Stomach
Liver
Pancreas
Duodenum
Adrenal glands
Diaphragm (lower part)

25
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What organs are in the left hypochondriac region?

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Tip of liver
Spleen
Stomach
Left kidney
Large/ small intestine
Pancreas

26
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What organs are in right lumbar region

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Ascending colon
Small intestine
Right kidney

27
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What organs are in the umbilical region

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Small intestine
Transverse colon
Pancreas
Aorta
Inferior vena cava (major vein to heart)
Duodenum (partial)

28
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What organs are in the left lumbar region?

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Descending colon
Left kidney
Small intestine

29
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What organs are in the right iliac region?

A

Appendix
Cecum (large intestine)
ileum (small intestine)
Right ovary (in females)
Right fallopian tube (in females)
Ascending colon

30
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What organs are in the hypogastric region?

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Urinary bladder
Rectum
Small intestine
Reproductive organs (in females)
Prostate gland (in males)

31
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What organs are in the left iliac region?

A

Sigmoid colon
Left ovary (in females)
Left fallopian tube (in females)
Small intestine
Descending colon

32
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What organs are in the right upper quadrant?

A

Liver
Gallbladder
Duodenum
Right kidney
Pancreas
Ascending colon
Right adrenal gland

33
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What organs are in the left upper quadrant?

A

Stomach
Spleen
Left lobe of liver
Pancreas
Left kidney
Descending colon
Small intestine

34
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What organs are in the right lower quadrant?

A

Appendix
Cecum
ileum
Right ovary (in females)
Right fallopian tube (in females)
Right ureter

35
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What organs are in the left lower quadrant?

A

Sigmoid colon
Left ovary (in females)
Left fallopian tube (in females)
Small intestine
Left ureter

36
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Body Parts and Regions: Anterior

A

Head
Neck
Trunk: Thoracic, Abdomen, Pelvis
Upper Limb: Manual (hand)
Lower Limb: Pedal (foot)

37
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Body Parts and Regions: Posterior

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Cranial
Trunk: Dorsal (back)
Upper Limb
Lower Limb

38
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BPAR: Anterior Head

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Frontal (forehead)
Orbital (eye)
Nasal (nose)
Oral (mouth)
Otic (ear)
Buccal (cheek)
Mertal (chin)

39
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BPAR: Anterior Neck

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Cervical

40
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BPAR: Anterior Upper Limbs

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Clavicular (collarbone)
Axillary (armpit)
Brachial (arm)
Artecubital (front of elbow)
Artebrachial (forearm)

Manual (hand):
- Carpal (wrist)
- Palmar (palm)
- Digital (fingers)

41
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BPAR: Anterior Trunk

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Thoracic:
- Pectoral (chest)
- Sternal (breastbone)
- Mammary (breast)

Abdomen:
- Abdominal (abdomen)
- Umbilical (navel)

Pelvis:
- Pelvic (pelvis)
- Inguinal (groin)
- Pubic (genital)

42
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BPAR: Anterior Lower Limb

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Coxal (hip)
Femoral (thigh)
Patellar (kneecap)
Crural (leg)

Pedal (foot):
- Talus (ankle)
- Dorsum (top of foot)
- Digital (toes)

43
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BPAR: Posterior Head & Neck

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Cranial (skull)
Occipital (base of skull)

Nuchal (back of neck)

44
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BPAR: Posterior Upper Limb

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Acromial (point of shoulder)
Olecranon (point of elbow)
Dorsum (back of hand)

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