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Anatomical Position, Planes and Terms Flashcards

1
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Supine

A

Face up

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Prone

A

Face down

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Median plane

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Slicing through centre of head down to toes vertically, down the precise centre

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Sagittal plane

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Slicing through nose from the front to the back, separting the left and right sides of the body

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5
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Frontal (coronal) plane

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Slicing through the body from left arm to right arm, separating the front and back of the body

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Transverse (axial) plane

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Slicing through middle of the body, dividing into top and bottom half

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7
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Superficial

A

Nearer to surface

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Intermediate

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Between a superficial and a deep structure

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Deep

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Farther from surface

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Medial

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Nearer to medial plane

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Lateral

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Farther from median plane

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Posterior (dorsal)

A

Nearer to back

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Inferior (caudal)

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Nearer to feet

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14
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Anterior (ventral)

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Nearer to front

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Distal

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Farther from trunk or point of origin (eg. of a limb)

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Proximal

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Nearer to trunk or point of origin (eg. of a limb)

17
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Palmar

A

Anterior hand (palm)

18
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Dorsal

A

Posterior hand (dorsum)

19
Q

Plantar

A

Interior foot surface (sole)

20
Q

Dorsal

A

Superior foot surface (dorsum)

21
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Superior (cranial)

A

Nearer to head

22
Q

Dexter-dextra

A

Right side

23
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Sinister-sinistra

24
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Ipsilateral

A

Situated or appearing on or affecting the same side of the body

25
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Contralateral

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Occuring on or acting in conjunction with a part on the opposite side of the body

26
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Unilateral

27
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Bilateral

A

Both sides of body

28
Q

Extension

A

Arm and leg moving behind

29
Q

Flexion

A

Arm and leg moving forward

30
Q

Ankle point dorsiflexion

A

Bending up

31
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Ankle point plantarflexion

A

Straightening down

32
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Abduction

A

Away from median plane (body)

33
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Adduction

A

Towards median plane (body)

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