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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

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What is the anatomical position?

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  1. The toes pointing forward
  2. The eyes directed to the horizon
  3. The arms are by the side
  4. The palms of the hands face forward
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What are the 3 planes of the body?

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Sagittal, Coronal and Transverse

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What is the sagittal plane?

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a vertical plane dividing the body into right and left sides

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What is the coronal plane?

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a vertical plane dividing the body into front and back parts.

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What is the transverse plane?

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a horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts.

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What is anterior?

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Toward the front of the body

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What is posterior?

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Toward the back of the body

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What is superior?

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Toward the head/top of body

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What is inferior?

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Toward the soles of the feet/bottom of body

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10
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What is medial?

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Toward the median plane

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What is lateral?

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Away form the median plane

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12
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Which 2 terms refer to the limbs?

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Promixal and distal

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13
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What is proximal?

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Toward the trunk

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14
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What is distal?

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Away from the trunk

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15
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What 6 terms are used when describing inside the body?

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Superficial, deep, internal, external, ipsilateral, contralateral

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16
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What is superficial?

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Toward the surface (skin)

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17
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What is deep?

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Toward the interior of the body

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18
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What is internal?

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Within a body cavity

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19
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What is external?

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Outside a body cavity

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20
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What is ipsilateral?

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On the same side

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21
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What is contralateral?

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On the opposite side

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22
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Which 3 e.g.s of anatomical terms refer to location in the body?

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Femur, tarsus & temporal

23
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What does ‘femur’ mean?

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Location in thigh

24
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What does tarsus mean?

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Location in ankle

25
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What does temporal mean?

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Location in temporal region of head

26
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Which 4 e.g.s of anatomical terms refer to bone/muscle shape?

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Fibula, cuneiform, navicular, digastric

27
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What does fibula mean?

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Pin

28
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What does cuneiform mean?

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Wedge shaped

29
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What does navicular mean?

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Boat shaped

30
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What does digastric mean?

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2 bellies

31
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Which 3 anatomical terms refer to their muscle attachments?

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Sternocleidomastoid, Cricothyroid, Geniohyoid

32
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What does ‘sternocleidomastoid’ mean?

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Muscle attached to Sternum, clavicle and mastoid process

33
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What does ‘cricothyroid’ mean?

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Muscle attached to Cricoid cartilage and thyroid cartilage

34
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What does ‘geniohyoid’ mean?

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Mandible genu* attached to Hyoid bone

35
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Which 3 e.g.s of anatomical terms refer to function of muscle?

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Flexor carpi radialis, extensor digitorium, masseter

36
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What does ‘flexor carpi digitorium’ mean?

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Muscle Flexor on radial side of wrist

37
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What does ‘extensor digitorium’ mean?

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Muscle extensor of fingers

38
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What does the ‘masseter’ mean?`

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The chewer muscle

39
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Which 3 terms refer to movements of the body?

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Gliding, angular and rotationary

40
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What is ‘gliding’?

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2 surfaces slide pas each other

41
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What are 4 angular movements?

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Flexion, Extension, Abduction, and Adduction

42
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What is ‘flexion’?

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Decreases the angle at a joint

43
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What is ‘extension’?

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Increases the angle at a joint

44
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What is ‘abduction’?

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To move away from the mid-line

45
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What is ‘adduction’?

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To move towards the mid-line

46
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What are 2 rotational movements?

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External (lateral) and Internal (medial)

47
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What does ‘external (lateral)’ mean?

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To turn away from the mid-line

48
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What does ‘internal (medial) mean?

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To turn towards the mid-line

49
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Which 4 terms refer to movement of joints in the body?

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Pronation, supination, inversion, eversion

50
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What is ‘pronation’?

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To turn the palmar surface of the hand to face posteriorly

51
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What is ‘supination’?

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To turn the palmar surface of the hand to face anteriorly

52
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What is ‘inversion’?

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To turn the plantar surface of the foot medially

53
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What is ‘eversion’?

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To turn the plantar surface of the foot laterally

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