Anatomical landuage Flashcards

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1
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Anterior?

A

Everything at front

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Posterior?

A

Everything at back

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3
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Lateral?

A

Away from mid line

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4
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Medial?

A

Everything in centre

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5
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Proximal?

A

Towards the heart

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6
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Distal?

A

Away from heart

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7
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Superior?

A

Above waist line

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8
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Inferior?

A

Below waist line

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9
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Peripheral?

A

Away from centre

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10
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Superficial?

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Like cut on skin, (can be seen)

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11
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Deep?

A

Inside skin, underneath

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12
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Supine?

A

Back faced down, lying on back

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13
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Prone?

A

Front faced down, lying on belly

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14
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The anatomical position?

4 points

A

Faced forward
Feet pointed forward
Palms facing forward
Arms/legs not bent should be relaxed + straight

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15
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What are red blood cells?

2 points

A

Carries oxygen around the body and carbon dioxide away

Made in bone marrow and more you train more cells made.

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16
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What are white blood cells?

2 points

A

Produce antibodies

Destroys antagonises and microorganism.

17
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What are platelets?

1 point

A

Combine together to from clots and protect body from any other infections coming into the body.

18
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What is plasma?

1 point

A

Carries carbon dioxide, hormones and waste and the water is part of blood.

19
Q

What does aorta do?

1 point

A

Send oxygenated blood to the body.

20
Q

What does the vena cava do?

1 point

A

Receives the deoxygenated blood

21
Q

What does the pulmonary artery do?

1 point

A

Send deoxygenated blood to lungs, to become oxygenated blood.

22
Q

What does the pulmonary vein do?

1 point

A

Brings oxygenated blood back into heart from the lungs.

23
Q

What does the arteries do?

1 point

A

Delivers oxygenated blood away from heart to the tissues of blood.

24
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What does the arterioles do?

1 point

A

Transports blood from arteries to capillaries.

25
Q

What does the veins do?

1 point

A

Carries blood that is low in oxygen from body to the heart.

26
Q

What does the venuoles do?

2 points

A

Take blood from capillaries and transport deoxygenated blood under lower press
By veins to the heart.

27
Q

What does the capillaries do?

2 points

A

Distribute oxygenated blood from arteries to tissues of body
Put deoxygenated blood from tissues back to veins.