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Anatomical Position Flashcards

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Anatomical Position

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upright, directly facing the observer, feet flat and directed forward. The upper limbs are at the body’s sides with the palms facing forward. reference position

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Organs contained in Cranial Cavity:

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Brain

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Organs contained in Vertebral Cavity

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Spinal Cord

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Organs contained in Thoracic Cavity

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heart, lungs, trachea,esophagus, large blood vessels, and nerves

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Organs contained in Abdominal Cavity

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GI tract (the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, anus, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder), kidneys, and adreanal glands

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Organs contained in Pelvic Cavity

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urogenital (urinary and genital organs) system and rectum

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Anterior

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Near the front

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Posterior

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Near the Back

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Superior

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towards the head, upper body

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Inferior

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lower body

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Medial

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towards the middle, centre

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Lateral

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to the side, away from the middle of body

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Proximal

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close to, next to, near the point of attachemnt/origin

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Distal

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away from point of attachment/origin

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superficial

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on the surface, shallow

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deep

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away from surface, deep

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supine

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lying horizontal facing up

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prone

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lying face down

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Ventral

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towards the front

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Dorsal

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towards the back

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Ipsilateral

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same side of body

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Contralateral

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opposite side of body

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane

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seperates into anterior and posterior

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Sagittal Plane

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Seperates into left and right

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Transverse Plane

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seperates into upper and lower

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Median

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section runs on the midline and divides body in equal parts

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parasagittal

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runs lateral to the midline and divides body into unequal parts

LQB185 (33 decks)

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