Anatomical terms Flashcards by ismail elyacoti

Front surface of the body

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Posterior

Back side of the body

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Superior

Above another structure

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Inferior

Below another structure

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Medial

pertaining to the middle

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lateral

Pertaining to the side

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Ipsilateral

same side of the body

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Contralateral

opposite side of the body

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Proximal

Near the point of attachment to the trunk

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Distal

Farther away from the point of attachment to the trunk

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Apex

Tip or summit of an organ

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Base

Bottom of the organ

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Deep

Away from the surface

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Superficial

On the surface

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Prone

Lying on the belly

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supine

laying on the back

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Flexion

bending the joint, occurs in the sagittal plane

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Extention

straightening the joint, occurs in the sagittal plane

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Abduction

moving away from the median, occurs in the coronal plane

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adduction

moving forward the medial plane, occurs in the coronal plane

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lateral flexion

used to describe the movement of the spine occurs in the coronal plane

supination

movement of the forearm where the palm faces upward

Pronation

movement of the forearm where the palm faces backward

protraction

moving forward the front (anteriorly)

Retraction

moving toward the back (posteriorly)

Elevation

upward movement

depression

downward movement

Frontal plane

dividing the body vertically, making the anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions of the body. Also called the coronal plane

Sagittal plane

divides the body into left and right sides, also called the lateral plane

Transverse Plane

Running across the body and parallel to the ground. creates the upper and lower sections of the body. this also called cross section

Abdominal

center anterior region of the trunk

Brachial

arm region

Cephalic

head region

Cervical

Neck region

Crural

lower extremity region

Dorsum

posterior region (the back)

Pelvic

Lower anterior region of the trunk

Gluteal

buttlocks region

Pubic

Gental region

Thoracic

chest region

Trunk

Torso region

Vertebral

Spinal Column region

how many cavities do Humans have?

2 (Dorsal & Ventral)

thoracic cavities (ventral)

- Pleural cav = lungs - Pericardial cav = heart - Mediastinum= neck & aorta & vena cavae

What is the Ventral Cavity lined by to help reduce friction with the organs

serous

in the thoracic cavity, what is the two-layer membrane called

pleura

What are the two-layers that make the pleura in the thoracic cavity called

outer - parietal pleura inner- visceral pleura

Right upper Quadrant (RUQ)

contains -liver -gallbladder - a portion of the pancreas - right kidney -portion od the small intestines and colon

left upper quadrant (LUQ)

-portion of liver - the spleen -the stomach -majority of pancreas -left kidney -small portion of the small intestines and colon

Right lower quadrant (RLQ)

-half of the small intestines and colon -right ovary and fallopian tube -the appendix - the right ureter

Left Lower quandrant (LLQ)

-half of the small intestines and colon -left ovary fallopian - left ureter

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