Anatomical terms Flashcards

1
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Anatomical position

A
  • positions
  • planes
  • skeletal movements
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2
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Superior

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Towards head, upper part of body

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Inferior

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Away from head, lower part of body

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4
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Anterior

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Front of body

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Posterior

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Back of body

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Lateral

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Away from midline, towards sides

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Medial

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Towards midline

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Proximal

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Close to

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Distal

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Far from

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10
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What are the sectional planes?

A
  • sagittal
  • frontal
  • transverse
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Sagittal

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Vertical plane that passes through the body longitudinally
- divides body into left and right

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Frontal

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Vertical plane that passes through body side to side
- divides body into front and back

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Transverse

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Horizontal plane
- divides body into superior and inferior

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14
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What is the frontal plane called in a MRI brain scan?

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Coronal plane

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15
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What are the skeletal movements?

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  • flexion
  • extension
  • abduction
  • adduction
  • circumduction
  • lateral rotation
  • medial rotation
  • lateral flexion
  • opposition
  • pronation
  • supination
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16
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Flexion

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Decreasing angle of joint
- bending the joint

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Extension

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Increasing angle of joint
- straightening the joint

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Abduction

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Moving away from the mid-line of the body

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Adduction

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Moving towards the mid-line of the body

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Circumduction

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Moving in a loop

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Lateral rotation

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Rotating a limb away from the mid-line of the body

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Medial rotation

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Rotating a limb towards the mid-line of the body

23
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Lateral flexion

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Bending the spine to the side
- away from mid-line of the body

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Opposition

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Movement of the thumb toward the surface of the palm/pads of the fingers

25
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Pronation

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Rotating the forearm so that the palm faces down if the forearm is flexed

26
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Supination

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Rotating the forearm so that the palm faces up if the forearm is flexed