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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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anatomical position

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Standing erect
Head level and eyes facing forward
Upper limbs at the sides with palms turned forward
Lower limbs such that the feet are flat on the floor and directed forward

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Head

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Cephalic

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Neck

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Cervical

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Chest, abdomen, pelvis

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Trunk

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Chest/upper back

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Thoracic

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Lower back

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lumbar

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Butt

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gluteal

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Arm (shoulder to elbow)

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Brachial

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Forearm (elbow to wrist)

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Antebrachial

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wrist

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Carpal

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Hand

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Palmar/dorsal

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Thigh (hip to knee)

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Femoral

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Leg (knee to ankle)

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Crural

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Ankle

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Tarsal

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Foot

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Plantar/dorsal

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Cranial cavity:

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Formed by cranial bones and contains brain.

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Vertebral canal:

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Formed by vertebral column and contains spinal cord and the beginnings of spinal nerves.

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Thoracic cavity:

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Chest cavity; contains pleural and pericardial cavities and the mediastinum.

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Pleural cavity:

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A potential space between the layers of the pleura that surrounds a lung.

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Pericardial cavity:

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A potential space between the layers of the pericardium that surrounds the heart.

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Mediastinum

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Central portion of thoracic cavity between the lungs; extends from sternum to vertebral column and from first rib to diaphragm; contains heart, thymus, esophagus, trachea, and several large blood vessels.

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Abdominopelvic cavity:

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Subdivided into abdominal and pelvic cavities.

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Abdominal cavity:

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Contains stomach, spleen, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, and most of large intestine; the serous membrane of the abdominal cavity is the peritoneum.

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Pelvic cavity:

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Contains urinary bladder, portions of large intestine, and internal organs of reproduction.

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An imaginary flat surface that passes through the body is called a

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plane

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A cut through the body (or part of the body) along a plane is called a

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section

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Lateral

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Further from the midline

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Medial

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Nearer to the midline

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Proximal

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Nearer to the
attachment of a limb

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Distal

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Further from the attachment of a limb

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Superior (cranial)

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toward the head

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Inferior (caudal)

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away from the head

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Posterior (dorsal)

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towards the back of the body

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anterior (ventral)

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toward the front of the body

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superficial

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toward the surface of the body

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ipsilateral

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on the same side of the body

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Deep

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away from the surface of the body

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Contralateral

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on the opposite side of the body

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Sagittal Plane

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Vertical
Divides the body (or part) into left and right sides

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Midsagittal plane”

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The plane passes through the midline
(equal left and right sides)

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“Parasagittal plane”

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The plane does not pass through the midline (unequal left and right sides)

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Frontal coronal plane

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Vertical
Divides the body (or part) into anterior and posterior portions

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Transverse Plane

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Horizontal
Divides the body (or part) into superior and inferior portions

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Oblique Plane

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Passes through the body (or part) at an angle between two of the other planes

KIN 260 (10 decks)

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