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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Axial Segment

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Head and Trunk

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Appendicular Segment

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Extremities (arms and legs)

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Frontal Plane

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Divides front and back

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Sagittal Plane

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Divides side to side

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Transverse Plane

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Divides top and bottom

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Anterior

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Toward the front of the body

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Posterior

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Toward the back of the body

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Medial

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Toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body

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Proximal

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Closest to a reference point

The shoulder is proximal to the elbow

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Distal

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Farthest from a reference point

The wrist is distal to the elbow

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Superficial

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Toward or at the body surface

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Deep

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Away from body surface

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Superior

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Toward the head or cranium

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Inferior

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Toward the lower part of the body

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Bilateral

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Pertaining to both sides of the outer body

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Flexion

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Movement along the sagittal plane that decreases the angle of the joint

Bending the knee

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Extension

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Increases angle of the joint

Straightening or flexed knee

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Adduction

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Towards midline

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Abduction

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From, away from midline

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Dorsiflexion

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Lifting the foot towards shin

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Plantar flexion

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Depressing foot away from shin

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Inversion

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Sole of foot inwards

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Eversion

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Movement of plantar laterally away from midline

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Circumduction

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Movement that involves flexion, extension, adduction and abduction

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Rotation

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Turning of a bone around its own axis

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Pronation

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Internal rotation of the forearm so as to place the palm down

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Supination

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Place the palm up

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Elevation

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To raise up

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Depression

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To lower downward movement

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Protraction

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Abduction of the scapula

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Retraction

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Adduction of the scapula

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