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ANATOMICAL POSITION AND TERMINOLOGIES Flashcards

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ANATOMICAL POSITION

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• Stands erect
• Feet flat on the floor
• Palms and face facing forward
• Arms at the sides

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BODY REGIONS

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• Head
• Neck
• Trunk
• Thorax
• Abdomen
• Pelvic Cavity
• Upper Extremities
• Lower Extremities

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Four Imaginary Planes that pass through the body in the anatomical position

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ANATOMICAL PLANES

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vertical plane passing longitudinally dividing body into two equal halves, the left and the right

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Median Plane

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vertical plane passing longitudinally dividing body into two unequal
equal halves, the left and the right

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Sagittal Plane

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Perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides the body into two unequal halves: Anterior (front) and Posterior (back)

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Coronal (frontal) plane

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Divides the body to produce unequal superior (upper) and inferior (lower)

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Transverse (longitudinal, axial, horizontal) plane

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Planes are used to describe sections:

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o Longitudinal – lengthwise
o Transverse - cross section
o Oblique – diagonal

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nearer/towards to the head
Ex: The neck is superior to the chest

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Superior (cranial)

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nearer/towards the foot
Ex: The abdomen is inferior to the chest

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Inferior (caudal)

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nearer/towards to the front
Ex: The chestbone is anterior to the heart

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Anterior (ventral)

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nearer/towards the back
Ex: The heart is posterior to the sternum

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Posterior (dorsal)

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– nearer/towards to the medial plane
Ex: The index finger is medial to the thumb

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Medial

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farther/away from the median plane
Ex: The thumb is medial to the index finger

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Lateral

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nearer/towards to the trunk or point of origin
Ex: The arm is proximal to the elbow and the proximal part
of stomach is near the esophagus

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Proximal

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farther/away from the trunk or point of origin
Ex: The elbow is distal to the arm and the distal part of the stomach is near the duodenum

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Distal

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17
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nearer/towards to the surface

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Superficial

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farther/away from the surface
Ex: Epidermis Dermis

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Deep

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nearer/towards to the center

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Central

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farther/away from the center

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Peripheral

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pertaining to the external wall of a body cavity

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Parietal

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pertaining to the covering of an organ

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Visceral

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pertaining to the external wall of a body cavity

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Parietal

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pertaining to the covering of an organ

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Visceral

25
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bony surfaces of bones slide or glide over each other

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Gliding

26
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bending movement that decreases the angle of the joints

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Flexion

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movement that increases angle of the joints

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Extension

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moving away from the longitudinal axis

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Abduction

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moving towards the longitudinal axis

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Adduction

30
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turning bone or limb around its long axis

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Rotation

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rotating the forearm laterally such that the palm faces superiorly

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Supination

32
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rotating the forearm medially such that the palm faces inferiorly

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Pronation

33
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sole of foot faces or turns medially

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Inversion

34
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sole of the foot faces or turns laterally

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Eversion

35
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sole of the foot faces or turns laterally

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Eversion

36
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antero-lateral movement of the scapula

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Protraction

37
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jutting out of jaw

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Protrusion

38
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raise or move a part superiorly

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Elevation

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lowering of limb or body inferiorly

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Depression

40
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to bring the thumb and index fingertips together

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Opposition

41
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combination of all movement

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Circumduction

42
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combination of all movement

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Circumduction

43
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brain, face with eyes, nose, mouth and ears

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Head

44
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connects head and trunk

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Neck

45
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heart and lungs

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Thorax

46
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most parts of digestive system and urinary system

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Abdomen

47
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with reproductive organs and distal parts of digestive
and urinary system

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Pelvic Cavity

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