Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY WITH PATHOPHYSIOLOGY > ANATOMICAL POSITION AND DIRECTION > Flashcards

ANATOMICAL POSITION AND DIRECTION Flashcards

1
Q

A vertical plane that runs through the body from front to back or back to front, dividing the body into right and left regions

A

Sagittal plane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Movements that occur in the sagittal plane

A

Flexion- Extension

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

bending movement that decreases the angle between 2 parts; the bending of a joint brings closer to the parts that it connects

A

Flexion

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

a straightening movement that increases the angle between the articulated body parts

A

Extension

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

The two imaginary planes on a person in an anatomical position

A

Vertical and Horizontal Planes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

The three main planes in human body

A

Sagittal Plane
Frontal/Coronal Plane
Transverse Plane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

it refers to structures towards the upper part of the body; above, over

A

Superior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

It refers to structures towards the lower part of the body; below, under

A

Inferior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

In front of, front

A

Anterior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

After behind, towards the rear

A

Posterior

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

describe movement of the limb around their axis

A

Medial or lnternal Rotation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

a rotational movement towards the midline; with a straight leg, rotate it to point the toes inward

A

Medial Rotation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the standard anatomical position

A
  • Human body is upright
  • Erect on two legs, feet together or slightly separated
  • Facing forward. Eyes directed forward
  • Arms at the sides of the body, rotated so that the palms of the hand faces forward
  • Thumbs point away from the body
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

describe the movements towards or away from the midline of the body

A

Abduction - Adduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

movement away from the midline

A

Abduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

movement towards the midline

A

Adduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

The main use of anatomical planes is to

A

describe section

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

runs lengthwise to the long axis of the body or part of it

A

Longitudinal Section

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Standard Longitudinal sections are

A
  • Median Section
  • Sagittal Section
  • Frontal Section
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

slice or cut the body or its part at right angles to the longitudinal axis

A

Transverse Sections

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

standard common point of reference that allows all of us to discuss the parts of the body within the same frame reference and experience

A

Anatomical Position

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

A vertical plane that runs through the center of the body from side to side. It divides the body from side to side. It divides the body into front and back regions

A

Frontal / Coronal Plane

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

they are used to describe the location of structures in relation to other structures

A

Anatomical terms describing location/ relation/ directions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

The other use of anatomical terms is to provide

A

a common method of communication that helps to avoid confusion when identifying/ describing structures

25
Q

It often has a counterpart with converse or opposite meaning

A

Directional Terms

26
Q

It runs through the midsection of the body. This planes divides the body into upper and lower regions

A

Transverse Plane / Horizontal Plane

27
Q

nearer the surface of the body/skin

A

Superficial

28
Q

away from the surface of the body/skin

A

Deep

29
Q

a conical movement of a limb from the joint at which the movement is controlled

A

Circumduction

30
Q

Can also be describes as a circular motion, but it more accurately conical due to the “cone” formed by the moving limb

A

Circumduction

31
Q

Hypo means

A

below, under

32
Q

Chondriac

A

A cartilage of ribs

33
Q

What can we see in the right and left lumbar region

A

lumbar vertebrae

34
Q

what we can see in the right and left iliac region

A

“iliac crest” on hip bone

35
Q

Epi means

A

over, above

36
Q

Gastric means

A

stomach, belly

37
Q

what is the medical name of navel

A

Umbilicus

38
Q

describes the anterolateral movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall that allows the shoulder to move anteriorly; reaching out to something

A

Protraction

39
Q

refers to the posteromedial movement of the scapula on the thoracic wall, which causes the shoulder region to move posteriorly; picking somethingup

A

Retraction

40
Q

palmar surface directed forward, what its position

A

Supination of the hand

41
Q

palmar surface faces backward , what its position

A

Pronation of the hand

42
Q

a pair of movement peculiar to human and some great apes

A

Opposition - Reposition (of thumb/little finger)

43
Q

movement of thumb to approach the tip other finger

A

Opposition

44
Q

movement that moves the thumb and little finger / other finger away from each other, effectively reversing opposition

A

Reposition

45
Q

describes movements of the ankle. They refer to the surfaces of the foot

A

Dorsiflexion - Plantarflexion

46
Q

the superior surface and the plantar surface ( the sole)

A

Dorsum

47
Q

refers to flexion of the ankles so that the foot points more superiorly or towards the leg

A

Dorsiflexion

48
Q

refers to extension of the ankle so that foot points

A

Plantarflexion

49
Q

the palmar surface the hand faces backward with the arm hangs by the side of the body

A

Pronation

50
Q

when lying flat on the back

A

Supine

51
Q

When lying flat on the front

A

Prone

52
Q

forward movement of the jaw

A

Protraction

53
Q

backward movement of the mandible

A

Retraction

54
Q

movements of the foot that occur at the ankle joint and refer to the rotation of the foot around its long axis

A

Inversion - Eversion

55
Q

involves the movement of the sole towards the median plane, the sole faces in medial direction

A

Inversion

56
Q

involves the movement of sole away from the median plane, the sole faces in a lateral direction

A

Eversion

57
Q

corresponds to a line drawn joining the lower most bony point of the rib cage, usually 10th costal cartilage. body of the L3 vertebra; the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery and 3rd part of the duodenum lie on this plane

A

Subcostal Plane

58
Q

An Addison’s clinical plane passing horizontally through the iliac tubercles and usually cutting the fifth lumbar vertebra

A

Intertubercular Plane

HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY WITH PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions