anatomical directionally, regions, and motion (unit 2) Flashcards
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Q
cephalic
A
head
2
Q
cervical
A
neck
3
Q
thoracic
A
chest
4
Q
mammary
A
breast
5
Q
acromial
A
shoulder
6
Q
abdominal
A
stomach
7
Q
lumbar
A
lower back
8
Q
sacral
A
tail bone
9
Q
coxal
A
hip
10
Q
inguinal
A
groin
11
Q
gluteal
A
buttocks
12
Q
pubic
A
genitals
13
Q
brachial
A
upper arm
14
Q
antebrachial
A
forearm
15
Q
manus
A
hand
16
Q
pollex
A
thumb
17
Q
phalanges
A
fingers and toes
18
Q
femoral
A
thigh
19
Q
patellar
A
knee
20
Q
popliteal
A
back of knee
21
Q
sural
A
calf
22
Q
crural
A
shin
23
Q
tarsal
A
ankle
24
Q
pedal
A
foot
25
calcaneal
heel
26
plantar
sole of the foot
27
cubital
elbow
28
antecubital
inner elbow
29
axillary
armpit
30
vertebral
spine
31
scapular
shoulder blade
32
pelvic
pelvis
33
anatomy
structure (morphology) of the body
34
physiology
function of these parts
35
anatomical position
body erect
feet slightly apart
palm facing forward
thumbs point away from body
head/eyes facing front
36
axial region
the main axis of the body (middle of eyes down through the navel)
ex: head, spine, rib cage
37
appendicular region
limbs and areas off the main line
ex: arms and legs
38
superior
toward the head, above
39
inferior
away from the head, below
40
anterior
toward the front
41
posterior
toward the back/behind
42
ventral
toward the belly/bottom
43
dorsal
toward the back
44
caudal
toward the tail
45
rostral
toward the front (beak)
46
lateral
away from the midline of the body, outer side
47
medial
toward the midline of the body , inner side
48
proximal
closer to the origin or point of attachment of a limb
49
distal
farther from the origin of point of attachment of a limb
50
superficial
external, towards the surface
51
deep
internal, towards the center, away from the surface
52
ipsilateral
same side
53
contralateral
opposite side
54
sagittal/medial
divides the body into right and left side
55
frontal/coronal
divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
56
transverse/horizontal
divides the body into superior and inferior parts
57
oblique
diagonal plane
58
anterograde
with the normal motion
59
retrograde
movement away from normal function (opposite)
60
flexion
decreasing a joints angle
61
extention
increasing a joints angle
62
hyperextension
beyond the healthy range
63
elevation
to move towards the superior
64
depression
to move towards the inferior
65
protraction
movement towards anterior
66
retraction
movement towards posterior
67
rotation
movement around an axis
68
internal rotation
towards the midline
69
external rotation
towards the lateral
70
circumduction
movement in a circular motion
71
abduction
moving away from midline
72
adduction
movement toward midline
73
supine
face up
74
supination
rotation of palm facing up
75
prone
face down
76
pronation
rotation of palm facing down
77
eversion
movement of the foot away from the medial
78
inversion
movement of the foot towards the medial
79
plantar flexion
flexing foot inferiorly (down)
80
dorsiflexion
flexing foot or hand toward the dorsal side (superiorly)
81
palmar flexion
flexing of the hand towards the palm
82
o/apposition
moving thumbs to fingers
83
reposition
releasing thumbs away from fingers
