Anatomical Terminologies Laboratory Flashcards

1
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anterior

A

front

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ventral

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front

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posterior

A

back

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4
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dorsal

A

back

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5
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superior

A

higher

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6
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cranial

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higher (head/brain)

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7
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inferior

A

lower

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8
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caudal

A

lower (caudal means tail)

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9
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medial

A

closer to mid-sagittal line

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lateral

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farther from mid-sagittal line

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proximal

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closer to point of origin (front of body) (“near proximity”)

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distal

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farther away from point of origin (distal= “distant”)

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13
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deep

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away from surface (internal)

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14
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superficial

A

toward the surface (external)

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15
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plantar

A

sole of foot

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16
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palmar

A

palm

17
Q

dorsal

A

posterior/back of hand/foot

18
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supine

A

palm facing front/anterior (“holding hands out for soup”)

19
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prone

A

palm facing back/posterior

20
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flexion

A

bending or decreasing the angle between bones or muscles

21
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extension

A

straightening or increasing the angle

22
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abduction

A

move away from the median plane

23
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adduction

A

move towards the median plane

24
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opposition

A

thumb to pinkie

25
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supination

A

palms facing up (“hands out for soup”)

26
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pronation

A

moving palms facing downs

27
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medial rotation

A

rotating part of body inwards

28
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lateral rotation

A

rotating part of body outwards

29
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circumduction

A

moving arm in circles

30
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dorsiflexion

A

plantar pointing up (anterior)

31
Q

plantar flexion

A

plantar pushing it posterior (down)

32
Q

inversion

A

plantar surface inward

33
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eversion

A

plantar surface outward

34
Q

protraction

A

body part is moving anteriorly from an anatomic position

35
Q

retraction

A

the body part is moving posteriorly from the anatomic position