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Anatomical Terms Flashcards

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Sagittal plane

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Divides body into left and right sections.

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Coronal plane

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Divides body into forwards and backwards sections; imagine as if you’re putting on a crown.

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Transverse/horizontal/axial plane

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Divides head section from feet section; as if you’re chopping the body with an axe.

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Anterior

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Nearer the front-facing part of body.

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Posterior

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Nearer the back or rear end of the body.

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Medial

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Closer to the midline (middle) of the body.

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Lateral

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Further away from the midline (middle) of the body.

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Superior

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Closer to the top of the head, higher up in the body.

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Inferior

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Closer to the feet, further down in the body.

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Rostral

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Near the front end of the body; used more so in relation to the embryo or the brain. (Closer to the nasal region).

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Dorsal

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Near the spinal portion of the body; used more so in relation to the embryo and the brain.

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Cordal

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Closer to the bottom or tail end of the body; used more so in relation to the embryo and the brain. (Away from the head)

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Ventral

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Near the front or towards the front of the body; used more so in relation to the embryo and the brain.

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk or the point of origin eg the wrist is distal to the elbow.

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Proximal

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Nearer to the trunk or point of origin eg the elbow is proximal to the wrist, and the proximal part of an artery is its beginning.

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Superficial

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Nearer to the surface eg the muscles of the arm are superficial to its bone (humerus).

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Intermediate

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Between a superficial and a deep structure eg the biceps muscle is intermediate between the skin and the humerus.

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Deep

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Farther from the surface eg the humerus is deep to the arm muscles.

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Radial

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Aka lateral - refers to structures within the arm on the side of the radius bone.

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Ulnar

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Aka medial - refers to structures within the arm on the side of the ulna bone.

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Ipsilateral

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Structures on the same side.

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Contralateral

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Structures on the opposite sides.

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Flexion; which plane?

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Decreasing a joint angle; occurs in the sagittal plane.

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Extension; which plane?

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Increasing the joint angle - returning it back to its resting anatomical position; occurs in the sagittal plane.

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Abduction; which plane?

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Takes structures away from the midline. Occurs in the coronal plane.

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Adduction; which plane?

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Brings structures back towards the midline, however it is possible to adduct beyond the midline. Occurs in the coronal plane.

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Circumduction

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A combination of flexion, extension, abduction and adduction; a compound motion. Eg rotating your arms or pointing and rotating your feet and legs.

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Lateral rotation

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Rotation of limb away from midline, usually occurring in the shoulder or hip joints.

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Medial rotation

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Rotation of limb towards midline, usually occurring in the shoulder or hip joints.

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Pronation

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Rotational movement of the forearm that results in the palm facing posteriorly (palm facing down); prone refers to laying on your front.

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Supination

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Rotational movement of the forearm that results in the palm facing anteriorly (palm facing up); supine refers to laying on your back.

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Opposition

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The thumb movement that brings the tip of the thumb in contact with the tip of a finger eg the ‘ok’ hand signal.

Involves flexion and abduction.

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Reposition

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Opposite of opposition; bringing the thumb back to the anatomical position from the tip of the thumb touching the tip of a finger.

Involves extension and adduction.

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Palmar abduction/adduction; which plane?

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Aka thumb abduction/adduction; movement of thumb in the sagittal plane, 90 degrees perpendicular of the palm and rest of the hand.

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Radial abduction/adduction; which plane?

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Aka thumb extension/flexion; movement of thumb in the coronal plane, in line with the palm and rest of the hand.

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Dorsiflexion; which plane?

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Flexion of the foot at the ankle where the foot is raised towards the shin in the sagittal plane.

(Foot points towards the dorsal fins on the body.)

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Plantarflexion; which plane?

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Extension of the foot at the ankle where the foot moves away from the shin in the sagittal plane.

(Foot points towards the plants in the ground.)

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Eversion

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Abduction of foot at ankle in the coronal plane.

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Inversion

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Adduction of foot at ankle in the coronal plane.

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Palmar

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Relating to the palm.

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Plantar

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Relating to the sole of the foot.

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How to define a term of movement?

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Movements occur:
- at joints
- in a given plane
- with reference to the anatomical position

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