Anatomical terminology

Question 1

the Anatomical position

Answer 1

• standing upright
• eyes facing forward
• feet flat on floor
• arms at sides
• palms facing forward

Question 2

Erect

Answer 2

standing upright

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prone

Answer 3

lying face down

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supine

Answer 4

lying face up

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articulation

Answer 5

where 2 bones come together

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anatomical planes

Answer 6

• median
• frontal/coronal
• transverse/axial
• sagittal

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median plane

Answer 7

divides body into left and right

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sagittal plane

Answer 8

parallel to median
divides body into left and right but not equal halves

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coronal/frontal plane

Answer 9

divides body into front and back

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transverse/axial plane

Answer 10

divides body into upper and lower

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longitudinal section

Answer 11

vertical cut divides into left and right. down median/sagittal plane

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transverse section

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horizontal cut that divides into upper and lower
cut along transverse plane

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oblique section

Answer 13

diagonal slanted cut. similar to transverse

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anterior

Answer 14

nearer to front

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posterior

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nearer to back

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ventral

Answer 16

near to front in embryos

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dorsal

Answer 17

nearer to back in embryos

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superior/cranial

Answer 18

nearer to head

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inferior/caudal

Answer 19

nearer to feet

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medial

Answer 20

nearer to centre

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lateral

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further from centre

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proximal

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nearer to trunk/point of origin

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distal

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further from trunk/point of origin

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palmar

Answer 24

anterior hand
Palm

Question 25

dorsal (hand)

Answer 25

posterior hand
Dorsum

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superficial

Answer 26

nearer to surface

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intermediate

Answer 27

between superficial and deep

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deep

Answer 28

further from surface

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flexion (upper limb)

Answer 29

towards anterior

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extension (upper limb)

Answer 30

towards frontal plane

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hyperextension (upper limb)

Answer 31

towards posterior
not in elbow only wrist and shoulder

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lateral flexion (spine)

Answer 32

to the left or right

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abduction

Answer 33

away from median plane

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adduction

Answer 34

towards median plane

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wrist abduction

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radial deviation

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wrist adduction

Answer 36

ulnar deviation

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circumduction

Answer 37

rotation of shoulder

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lateral rotation of shoulder

Answer 38

away from torso

Question 39

medial rotation of shoulder

Answer 39

towards torso

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pronation

Answer 40

palm posterior

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supination

Answer 41

palm anterior

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protraction

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abduction of scapula
shoulder goes forward pulling the scapula away from the median plane

Question 43

retraction

Answer 43

adduction of scapula
shoulder goes back, scapula is pushed towards median plane

Question 44

elevation

Answer 44

shoulder cranial/superior

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depression

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shoulder caudal/inferior

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thumb flexion

Answer 46

towards median plane

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thumb extension

Answer 47

away from median plane

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thumb abduction

Answer 48

thumb anterior/palmar

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thumb adduction

Answer 49

thumb posterior/dorsal