anatomical planes and sections Flashcards
if a body is lying face down it is aka the
prone position
if a body is lying face up it is aka the
supine position
the sagittal plane is
a longitudinal plane that divides the body/organ unto left and right portions
a median or midsagittal plane is
a sagittal plane that passes thru the midline of the body/organ and divides it into EQUAL right and left portions
a paramedian plane is
a sagittal plane that does not pass thru the midline but instead divides the body/organ into UNEQUAL right and left portions
a coronal/frontal plane is
a longitudinal plane that divides the body/organ into anterior and posterior positions
a transverse plane is
a horizontal plane that divides the body/organ into superior and inferior portions
an oblique plane
passes thru the body/organ at an oblique angle (any angle other than a 90 degree angle)
define superior and inferior
superior is towards the head and inferior is away from the head
define anterior and posterior
anterior is nearer to the front of the body and posterior is nearer to the back of the body
another word for anterior and posterior is
ventral and dorsal
define medial and lateral
medial is nearer to the midline and lateral is farther from the midline;
define proximal and distal, where do they occur
they occur in the appendicular body limbs, proximal means closer to the axial body and distal means farther from the axial body
intermediate directional means
between two structures
lpsilateral means
on the same side of the body as another structure
contralateral means
on the opposite side of the body from another structure
the metacarpals are the
5 unit flat at the back of the back of the hand
the phalanges is aka the
bones of the fingers
the ulna and radius is the
one of the two bones that make up the forearm and the other being the radius
the humerus is the
arm bone between shoulder and elbow
the esophagus is aka the
food tube
the heart is _____ to the liver
superior
the stomach is ____ to the lungs
inferior
the sternum is ____ to the heart
anterior
the esophagus is ____ to the trachea
posterior
the ulna is _____ to the radius
medial
the lungs are _____ to the heart
lateral
the transverse colon is _____ to the _____ and _____
the transverse colon is intermediate to the ascending and descending colon
the gallbladder and ascending colon is_____
lpsilateral
the ascending and descending colons are___
contralateral
the humerus is _____ to the radius
proximal
the phalanges are ___ to the carpals
distal
the ribs are ___ to the lungs
superficial
the sternum is ____ to the heart
anterior
the foot is ____ to the thighs
distal
the lungs lie ____ to the heart
lateral
the abdomen is ____ to the chest
inferior
the hip is ____ to the knees
proximal
the shoulder is ____ to the neck
lateral
the left and right side of the anatomical position is not viewed from the ______
observer (you)
the nose is ____ and ____ to the eyes
inferior and medial
the ears are ____ and ___ to the nose
lateral and posterior
the hair is _____ to the skull
the hair is superficial to the skull
