Anatomical Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Anatomy is the study of what?
A
the structure of the body
2
Q
Anatomy is divided into three categories what are they?
A
- developmental (changes throughout the lifespan)
- gross (visible to the eye)
- regional
- systemic
- surface - microscopic (too small to be seen)
3
Q
What are the levels of structural organization? (in order)
A
- chemical level - non-living
- atoms
- molecules - cellular level - living
- organelles
- smooth muscles - tissue level
- a bunch of cells working together - organ level
- can be made up of two or more tissues - organ system level
- organs that work together - organism level
- human organism (you)
4
Q
What are the planes of the body?
A
- sagittal
- median/ mid-sagittal
- frontal/coronal
- trasnverse
5
Q
What is medial and lateral?
A
- medial is closer to you
- lateral is away from you
6
Q
What is proximal and distal?
A
- proximal is closer to your brain (upper limbs)
- distal is away from your brain
(lower limbs)
7
Q
What is anterior/ventral
A
front of your body
8
Q
What is posterior/dorsal
A
back of the body
9
Q
What is superior/cranial
A
closer to the top
10
Q
What is inferior/caudal
A
closer to the bottom
11
Q
What is superficial?
A
anything on the surface of the body
12
Q
what is deep?
A
anything deeper than the surface
13
Q
movements:
what does flexion do?
A
motion that decreases a joint angle
14
Q
movements:
what does the extension do?
A
motion that increases a joint angle
15
Q
What are the two types of flexions that the ankle performs?
A
- dorsiflex
- planter flexion
