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Anatomical glossary Flashcards

1
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What is the meaning of medial?

A

Toward the midline

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What is the meaning of lateral?

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Away from the midline

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3
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What is the meaning of Anterior?

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Front

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4
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What is the meaning of Posterior

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Back

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5
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What is the meaning of superior?

A

Higher

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6
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What is the meaning of inferior?

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lower

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7
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What is the meaning of proximal?

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Closer to origin eg. knee is proximal to ankle

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What is the meaning of distal?

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Further away from origin, eg. the wrist is distal to the elbow

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What is the meaning of central?

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Close to the centre

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10
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What is the meaning of peripheral?

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further away from centre

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11
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What is the meaning of superficial?

A

Nearer to outer surface

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12
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What is the meaning of deep?

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Away from surface

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13
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What is the meaning of Dorsal?

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Back or upper side

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14
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What is the meaning of Ventral?

A

Front or lower side

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15
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What is the meaning of cranial?

A

Closer to the top

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16
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What is the meaning of Caudal?

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closer to the bottom

17
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What is the meaning of palmar?

A

front of hand

18
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What is the meaning of plantar?

A

Sole of the feet

19
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What is the meaning of flexion?

A

Decrease the angle between 2 body parts

20
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What is the meaning of extension?

A

increase the angle between 2 body parts

21
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What is the meaning of abduction?

A

movement away from the midline

22
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What is the meaning of adduction?

A

movement towards the midline

23
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What is the meaning of medial rotation?

A

rotational movement towards the midline

24
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What is the meaning of lateral rotation

A

rotational movement away from the midline

25
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What is the meaning of elevation?

A

Movement in a superior direction

26
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What is the meaning of depression?

A

Movement in an inferior direction

27
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What is the meaning of supination?

A

turning hand from palm up to palm down

28
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What is the meaning of Pronation?

A

turning hand from palm down to palm up

29
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What is the meaning of Supine?

A

laying on back

30
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What is the meaning of prone?

A

laying on front

31
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What is the meaning of dorsiflexion?

A

flexion at the ankle so the foot points more superiorly

32
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What is the meaning of plantarflexion?

A

extension of the ankle so the foot points more inferiorly

33
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What is the meaning of inversion?

A

movement of the sole towards the median plane, sole faces medial direction

34
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What is the meaning of eversion?

A

Sole moves away from the median plane facing a lateral direction

35
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What is the meaning of opposition?

A

brings thumb and little finger together

36
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What is the meaning of reposition?

A

moves thumb and little finger away from each other

37
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What is the meaning of circumduction?

A

conical movement of a limb extending from the joint at which the movement is controlled

38
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What is the meaning of protraction?

A

anterolateral movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall that allows the shoulder to move anteriorly eg, reaching out for something

39
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What is the meaning of retraction?

A

posteromedial movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall, causing shoulder region to move posteriorly eg. picking something up

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