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Anatomical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Universal anatomical stance

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  • standing upright
  • Feet parallel and on the floor
  • head level and looking forward
  • arms at side of body
  • palms facing forward and thumbs pointing away from body
  • all body segments are considered to be positioned at 0 degrees
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Supine position

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Lying on back horizontally facing up

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Prone position

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Lying face down on stomach

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4
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What are the two major regions the body can be divided into?

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Axial region and Appendicular

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What are the body parts in the axial region?

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Head, neck and trunk. It is the vertical axis of the body

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What are the body parts in the appendicular region?

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Upper and lower girdles and limbs.

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Directional terminology

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Anterior + posterior
Superior + inferior
Medial + lateral
Proximal + distal

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What are synonyms for superior?

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Cranial, Cephalic, superior, rostrum

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What are synonyms for Inferior?

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Caudal,

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10
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What is a synonym for anterior?

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Ventral

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What is a synonym for posterior?

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Dorsal

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12
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Unilateral

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One side

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Bilateral

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Both sides

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Ipsilateral

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Same sides (upper and lower left sides)

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Contralateral

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Different sides (upper left and lower right sides)

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What is the difference between a plane and a axis?

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A plane is an imaginary flat surface running through the body. An axis is an imaginary line at right angles to the plane, about which the body rotates or spins.

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17
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What are the three types of plane?

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Coronal plane, Sagittal plane and transverse plane

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18
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What are the three types of axis?

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Longitudinal axis, Coronal axis, sagittal axis

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What is the coronal plane?

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Divides the body into anterior and posterior regions

20
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What is the sagittal plane?

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Divides the body into left and right sides

21
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What is the transverse plane?

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Divides the body into superior and inferior regions

22
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What plane and axis: Flexion

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Sagittal plane, coronal axis

23
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What plane and axis: Extension

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Sagittal plane, coronal axis

24
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What plane and axis: Hyperextension

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Sagittal plane, coronal axis

25
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What plane and axis: Dorsiflexion

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Sagittal plane, coronal axis

26
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What plane and axis: Plantarflexion

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Sagittal plane, coronal axis

27
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What plane and axis: Abduction

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Coronal plane, Sagittal axis

28
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What plane and axis: Adduction

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Coronal plane, Sagittal axis

29
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What plane and axis: Lateral flexion

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Coronal plane, Sagittal axis

30
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What plane and axis: Eversion

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Coronal plane, Sagittal axis

31
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What plane and axis: inversion

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Coronal plane, Sagittal axis

32
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What plane and axis: Axial rotation

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Transverse plane, longitudinal axis

33
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What plane and axis: Medial rotation

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Transverse plane, longitudinal axis

34
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What plane and axis: Lateral rotation

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Transverse plane, longitudinal axis

35
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What plane and axis: Supination

A

Transverse plane, longitudinal axis

36
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What plane and axis: Pronation

A

Transverse plane, longitudinal axis

37
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Which axis do movements in the Sagittal plane occur around?

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Coronal axis

38
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What movements occur in the transverse plane?

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Horizontal movements occur when the body is in anatomical position

39
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Which axis do movements in the coronal plane occur around?

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Sagittal axis

40
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Which axis do movements in the transverse plane occur around?

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Longitudinal axis

41
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What is elevation?

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Shrugging of the shoulders upwards

42
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What is depression?

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Shrugging of the shoulders downwards

43
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What is protraction?

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Moving the shoulders anteriorly

44
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What is retraction?

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Moving the shoulders posterior lay

45
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What is thumb opposition?

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Moving the pinky finger to the thumb (together)

46
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What is circumduction?

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Flexion, adduction, extension and then abduction

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