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Anatomical Position Flashcards

1
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anatomical position

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  • standing
  • face forward
  • palms forward
  • toes forward
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sagittal plane

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left and right halves

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coronal plane

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front and back halves

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transverse plane

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horizontal

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medial

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toward the midline

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lateral

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away from the midline

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back

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superior

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up, towards the cranium

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inferior

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down, away, towards the feet

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proximal

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refers to the limbs, portion or end nearest the trunk or head

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distal

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refers to the limbs, portion or end farthest from the trunk or head

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ventral

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  • animal term
  • front
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dorsal

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  • animal term
  • back
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cranial

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  • animal term
  • towards the head
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caudal

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  • animal term
  • toward the tail
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flexion

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  • more anterior position in the sagittal plane
  • perpendicular to the plane
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extension

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  • more posterior position
19
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what are the exceptions to the flexion/extension rule in the sagittal plane?

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  • knee is either flexed or extended
  • thumb
  • ankle
20
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lateral rotation

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  • movement of anterior surface laterally in the transverse plane
21
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medial rotation

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  • movement of the anterior surface medially in the transverse plane
22
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inversion

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transverse movement of the foot away from the body; lateral rotaion

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eversion

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transverse movement of the foot towards the body; medial rotation

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supination

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  • transverse plane
  • palms forward, lateral rotation, anatomical position
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pronation

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  • transverse plane
  • palms backward, medial rotation, incorrect anatomical position
26
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adduction

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movement towards the mid-sagittal plane in the coronal plane

27
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abduction

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movement away from the mid-sagittal plane in the coronal plane

28
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what are the rule breakers for the movements in the coronal plane?

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fingers, thumbs, and toes

29
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flexion of the thumb

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thumb across the palms

30
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extension of the thumb

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thumb is perpendicular to the palms

31
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abduction of the thumb

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thumb sweeps forward across the palm with the fingers spread and the middle finger acts as a sagittal plane

32
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adduction of the thumb

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fingers opened and closed with the thumb parallel to the fingers

33
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plantarflexion of the foor

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toes pointed downward

34
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dorsiflexion of the foot

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toes pointed upward

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