Anatomical Positioning Flashcards by Baily Nash

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Anterior

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Front surface of body

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Posterior

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Back surface of body

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Superior

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Above structure

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Inferior

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Below structure

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Medial

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Middle

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Lateral

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Pertaining to side

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Ipsilateral

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Same side of body

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Contralateral

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Other side of body

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Proximal

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Near attachment point of trunk

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Distal

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Further from attachment of trunk

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Apex

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Tip, summit of organ

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Base

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Bottom of organ

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Deep

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Away from surface

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Superficial

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On surface

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Prone

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Lying on belly

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Supine

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Lying on back

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Flexion

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Bending joint, saggital plane

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Extension

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Straightening joint, saggital plane

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Abduction

A

Away from median plane, coronal plane

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Adduction

A

Toward median plane, coronal plane

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Lateral flexion

A

Movement of spine, coronal plane

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Supination

A

Movement of forearm, palm faces up

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Pronation

A

Movement of forearm, palm faces down

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Protraction

A

Moving toward front, anteriorly

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retraction

A

Moving toward back, posteriorly

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Elevation

A

Upward movement

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Depression

A

Downward movement

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Three body planes

A

Frontal, saggital transverse
Coronal, lateral, medial

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Frontal, coronal plane

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Anterior front, posterior back planes

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Lateral, saggital plane

A

Left and right planes of body

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Midsaggital plane

A

Cuts through center of body or organ view

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Transverse plane

A

Splits into upper and lower half of body