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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

1
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What is anatomical position?

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  • Standing straight, forward facing,
  • arms straight + thumbs facing outwards
  • feet parallel + toes pointing forward
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Anatomical planes

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  • Sagittal splits body left + right
  • transverse splits top + bottom
    Coronal plane splits front + back
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Word for frontal+ back

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Frontal = anterior
back= posterior

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Medial

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Towards the midline (nose is medial to the eye)

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Lateral

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Away from midline (ears are lateral to the eyes)

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Proximal

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Closer to the origin

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Distal

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Further from the origin

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Parietal

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Relating to Body cavity wall

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Visceral

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Relating to organs within cavity

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Axial

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Around central axis

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Intermediate

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Between two structures

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Prone

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Lying on stomach

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13
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Supine / recumbent

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Lying on back

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14
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Trunk

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Body minus 4 limbs

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15
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Median

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Middle of body / sagittal

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Superficial

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Nearer to surface of the body

17
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Deep / internal

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Further away from surface

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Unilateral

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One side

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Bilateral

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Two sides

20
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Ipsilateral

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Same side of body (left or right)

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Contralateral

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Opposite side of body

22
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Body Cavities

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Cranial (head)
spinal (spine)
Dorsal (head to butt)
Thoracic (chest)
Abdominal
Pelvic
Abdominal pelvic (1+1)
Ventral (thoracic, abdominal + pelvic)

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Extension vs flexion

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Extension: increase the angle between body parts

Flexion: decrease the angle between body parts

24
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Abduction vs Adduction

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Abduction: movement away from midline

Adduction: movement towards midline

25
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Circumduction

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Combination of flexion, extension, abduction + adduction

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Medial vs lateral rotation

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Medial: rotating leg toward midline

lateral: rotation away from midline

27
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Elevation vs depression

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E: movement in superior direction

D; movement in inferior direction

28
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Protraction vs retraction

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Protraction: forward movement of shoulder

Retraction: backward movement of shoulder

29
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Supinations vs pronation

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Supination: radios + ulna are parallel

Pronation: radius rotates over ulna

30
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Opposition vs reposition

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Opposition: movement of thumb + little finger together

Reposition: return to anatomical position

31
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Dorsiflexion vs plantarflexion

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Dorsiflexion: extension of toot so it faces superiorly

Plantarflexion: flexion to face inferiorly

32
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Inversion vs version

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Inversion: sole moves towards median

Version: sole away from median

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