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Anatomical Language Flashcards

1
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Circular motion at a joint

A

Circumduction

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2
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Superior surface of foot

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Dorsal

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3
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The sole of the foot rotates away from the medial plane such that the sole faces laterally

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Eversion

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4
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Further from the midline

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Lateral

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6
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Normally paired structures with a left and right structure

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Bilateral

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7
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Nearer the soles of the feet

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Inferior/casual

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8
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Further from the attachment of the limb to the body

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Distal

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9
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Further from the surface of the body

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Deep

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10
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Posterior surface of the hand

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Dorsal

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11
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Nearer the centre of the body

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Internal

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12
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Nearer the front of the body

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Anterior

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12
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Nearer the midline

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Medial

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13
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Relatively smaller

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Minor

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14
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Posterior surface of the wrist

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Dorsal

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15
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Nearer the top of the head

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Superior/ cranial

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17
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Taking the thumb anteriorly away from the palm

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Abduction

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18
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Anterior surface of hand

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Palmar

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20
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Located on one side of the body

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Unilateral

21
Q

Anterior surface of the forearm rotates such that the palm of the hand faces posteriorly

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Pronation

22
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Inferior surface of foot

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Plantar

23
Q

Thumb touching opposite digits

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Opposition

24
Q

Located on the same side of the body

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Ipsilateral

25
Q

Relatively larger

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Major

26
Q

Nearer the attachment of the limb to the body

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Proximal

26
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Further from the centre of the body

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External

26
Q

Decreasing the angle between bones at a joint

A

Flexion

27
Q

Structures which lie on opposite sides of the body

A

Contralateral

28
Q

Increasing the angle between bones at a joint

A

Extension

30
Q

Nearer the back of the body

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Posterior

31
Q

Anterior surface of a limb rotates away from the median plane

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External/ lateral rotation

32
Q

Anterior surface of the wrist

A

Volar

33
Q

Folding the thumb across the palm

A

Flexion

34
Q

Movement towards the median plane

A

Adduction

35
Q

Putting the thumb back to palm after abduction

A

Adduction

36
Q

Posterior surface of tongue

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Dorsal

37
Q

Anterior surface of tongue

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Ventral

38
Q

Movement away from the median plane

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Abduction

39
Q

Nearer the surface of the body

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Superficial

40
Q

The forearm rotates from the pronates position back into the anatomical position

A

Supination

41
Q

Thumb repositioning after opposition with digits

A

Reposition

42
Q

Sole of the foot rotates towards the medial plane such that the sole faces medically

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Inversion

43
Q

Taking the thumb laterally away from the palm

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Extension

44
Q

A single structure located on or near the midline

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Midline

44
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Anterior surface of a limb rotates towards the median plane

A

Internal/ medial rotation

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